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1 A VALUED CONTACT WHO HAS SPENT MANY YEARS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG AND THE REGION TOLD ME ON 25 JUNE THAT NIPPON STEEL IS PUTTING TOGETHER A JAPANESE CONSORTIUM TO BID FOR THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING. THIS NEWS SEEMS TO HAVE REACHED HIM VIA CONTACTS IN THE JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WITH WHOM HE HAS WORKED CLOSELY IN THE PAST. HE HAS HEARD THAT THE CONSORTIUM IS TO INCLUDE ALL THE COMPANIES WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE INLAND SEA CROSSING IN JAPAN. THEY WERE MENTIONED TO ME AS THE ONLY GROUP WORLDWIDE WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF PUTTING A RAILWAY INTO A SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
2. IF TRUE THIS NEWS IS DISTURBING AND IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN STORIES OF A JAPANESE GROUP IN FORMATION. (SHIMIZU'S NAME HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN MENTIONED). SUCH A CONSORTIUM WOULD MAKE LIFE VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR TH. IT COULD EXPLAIN WHY TH HAS HAD SUCH DIFFICULTY WITH THE JAPANESE.
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