RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE
PA VBP (31)
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MDLOAN 4503
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RESTRICTED
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE
· 1 MAR 1990
FM FCO
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TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG
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TELNO 16
OF 061225Z FEBRUARY 90
FROM PAUL, HKD
TILDEN INDUSTRIES
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1. WE HAVE FROM TIME TO TIME BEEN IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH TILDEN INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED ABOUT THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE CAMPS. AS YOU MAY KNOW, TILDEN HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SUPPLIED STAGES 1, 3 AND 4 OF THE WHITEHEAD CENTRE IN HONG KONG. THEY HAVE ALSO SUBMITTED DRAFT PROPOSALS FOR 3 STOREY BUILDINGS FOR TAI A CHAU.
2.
HMG HAVE, AS YOU KNOW, COMMITTED SUBSTANTIAL SUMS OF MONEY TO ASSIST THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ACCOMMODATION FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE. MY OWN VIEW, WHICH I AM SURE IS SHARED BY MANY OTHERS HERE, IS THAT IT WOULD BE ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE IF A BRITISH COMPANY SUCH AS TILDEN WERE TO OBTAIN A COMMENSURATE SHARE OF THE BUSINESS. INDEED, IT WOULD NOT BE UNDERSTOOD IF THIS WERE NOT TO HAPPEN.
3. WE HAVE MADE THIS POINT TO THE RELEVANT OFFICIALS IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN THE PAST, AND I AM SURE THAT OUR CONCERN HAS BEEN TAKEN ON BOARD. BUT IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF YOU COULD
MAKE SOME ENQUIRIES AT YOUR END AND LET US KNOW THE OUTCOME. IN PARTICULAR, IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE YOUR ADVICE, WHICH WE COULD THEN PASS TO TILDEN INDUSTRIES, ABOUT ANY FURTHER ACTION THEY SHOULD BE TAKING IN PURSUIT OF POSSIBLE CONTRACTS.
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MR MCLAREN