CONFIDENTIAL
機密
Subject
Purpose
ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH PROGRESS REPORT
1 February 1982 30 April 198?
Progress made and present position
Next quarter target
Electricity and
Energy
*(1)
Consultancy on tec:nical aspects of power yener- ation
* (2) Revision of Electricity Suppl
Ordinan se
(Cap. 103}
Fo engage con- sultants, on a task basis, to examine the technical aspects of electricity generation by the two major power companies.
To replace the present Ordinance, which is out of date. The aim is to seek TxCo's endorsement of
a number of general prin-
ciples, which
will form the
basis of
drafting instru-
ctions for the
new Bill.
A contract was signed with a firm of American consultants, Burns & Toe, in early March and a team from that firm embarked on its first assignment during the same month. The draft report is expected during the first week of June. The consultants are expected to provide the Govern- ment with an independent assess- ment of the power companies forecasts of the arowth of electricity demand and the companies' cenerating capacity.
Praft Exco memorandur, which is about to issue, is subject to AC's advice on the legal aspects of certain general principles.
The Covernmen' wilf consider what action to take in the
light of the final report, which is expected to be received in early Julv.
CONFIDENTIAL **
To ExCo in June 1922.
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