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DEPARTMENT OF
VISIT OF SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE
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I am writing to let you know that Sir Lawrence Kadoorie will be
visiting the United Kingdom again for the week beginning 28 July,
and he has asked whether it would be possible to see the Prime
Minister during that period.
Sir Lawrence is the Chairman of China Light and Power (CLP), which
is the company that supplies electricity to the mainland part of
Hong Kong. In 1977 he approached the then Secretary of State for
Industry and asked whether the Government was interested in supply-
ing his company with a new power station. This initiative was later
taken up by the Prime Minister of the time, who assured Sir Lawrence
that the Government would take a leading role in organising a
suitable financial and technical package. Contracts worth £500 million
have since been gained by UK firms..
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