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FM BTC HONG KONG
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TELNO 309
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ила мила 026/9 HKB S
RECEIVED IN DET!
3 ONOV 1990
(61)
070502
MDHIAN 1870
DESK OFFICE.
OF 010005Z OCTOBER 90
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INFO IMMEDIATE DTI, HONG KONG
PA
hodon Taken
DTI FOR OT2 AND PEP
YOUR TELNO 145 AND HONG KONG TELNO 2872: VISIT BY SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR TRANSPORT
1.
FROM THE VIEW POINT OF THIS POST, A VISIT BY MR PARKINSON WOULD BE VERY WELCOME. IF KEPT TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD ENVISAGED THERE WOULD BE A BETTER CHANCE OF MAKING APPROPRIATE APPOINTMENTS. ON 2 OR 3 JANUARY MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE LIKELY TO BE
STILL AWAY.
2.
YOUR PARA 2(A). THE MAIN PROJECT WITH A TRANSPORT INTEREST IS OF COURSE THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING ROAD AND RAILWAY LINKS. ALSO OF INTEREST WOULD BE
PLANNED EXPANSIONS BY BOTH MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (MTR) AND KOWLOON
AND CANTON RAILWAY (KCRC). BOTH ARE MAJOR USERS OF BRITISH
ROLLING STOCK. ALTHOUGH NOT PROJECT BUSINESS, CATHAY PACIFIC AND THEIR ENGINEERING ARMS HAECO, ARE VERY MAJOR PURCHASERS OF BRITISH EQUIPMENT, AND I SUGGEST SHOULD BE INCLUDED. ALSO OF INTEREST WOULD BE THE BUS COMPANIES, WHO ARE AMONG THE LARGEST PURCHASERS OF BRITISH BUSES OUTSIDE THE UK. PORT EXPANSIONS PLANS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRITISH EQUIPMENT BUT IT IS NOT AN AREA IN WHICH WE HAVE DONE WELL OTHER THAN A FEW DAVEY CRANES.
3.
YOUR PARA 2(B). PEP DIVISION OF DTI ARE WELL ALERT TO THE
BRITISH COMPANIES INTEREST IN THE AIRPORT PROJECT. THE MAIN PLAYERS ARE TRAFALGAR HOUSE, COSTAIN, BEAZER, WIMPEY, WITH MOWLEM, BOVIS, AND BALFOUR BEATTY ALSO SHOWING SOME INTEREST.
ALSO A RANGE OF BRITISH CONSULTANTS OF WHICH THE MAIN ONES ARE
MAUNSELL: MOTT MACDONALD: ACER: AND SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK. OF
THE BANKS ONLY KLEINWORT BENSON AND AT AN EARLIER STAGE SHROEDERS HAVE SO FAR BEEN SUCCESSFUL. FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, THE BRITISH AIRPORT EQUIPMENT GROUP ARE ALSO KEEN. ON THE SUPPLY OF EQUIPMENT
TO THE RAILWAYS, THE MAIN FIRMS ARE METRO CAMMELL (NOW GEC ALSTROM) AND GEC. TO CATHAY PACIFIC, ROLLS ROYCE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT UK SUPPLIER, BUT UK FIRMS ALSO SUPPLY E.G. SEATS
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