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SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION WITH OFFICIALS AND ORGANISATIONS

CONCERNED WITH ENERGY IN HONG KONG

Hong Kong government's approach to energy planning and scenarios

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Far East energy developments and Hong Kong's place in them centre

for exploration, energy-related trade, direct provision of electrical power

provisision of technical, financial, managerial expertise.

3. Hong Kong's current energy balances and projections

policy options and especially consideration of security of supply and

diversification to reduce oil dependence. Sectorial prospects

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underlying

coal,

nuclear, electricity, oil, gas, uranium, alternative energies.

4. Economic impact of Far East and in particular Hong Kong energy

prospects. What proportion of GDP do Hong Kong and other main Far East economies (China, Japan, Singapore for example) envisage devoting to energy

investments in future years?

source and price of energy supplies;

5. What are the main constraints

availability of finance for development?

6. What scope is there for Hong Kong and UK companies' participation

in collaborative projects eg with Chinese, Japanese companies in oil,

coal, electricity, uranium development, new technologies?

7. What scope is there for regional and wider international energy

discussions? Can Far East achieve self contained energy economy, and

eventually play part in adjusting current consumer/producer, north/south

balance to mutual advantage?

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