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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1938
OF 01180OZ NOVEMBER 91
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HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT: FINANCIAL PROPOSALS AND MAIN BRIDGE
CONTRACT
1. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN RECENT DISCUSSIONS WITH BAYNE (DUS) AND BROADBENT (ECONOMIC ADVISERS) YOU AND SECRETARY FOR TREASURY BOTH MADE THE POINT THAT A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL PROPOSALS WILL BE REQUIRED OF A SUCCESSFUL BID FOR THE
MAIN BRIDGE CONTRACT.
2. WE HAD UNDERSTOOD FROM YOUR TELNO 2804 THAT BIDDERS WOULD BE
INVITED TO OFFER FINANCING PROPOSALS BUT WERE NOT UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SUBMISSION OF SUCH PROPOSALS WOULD BE AN
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT.
POSITION.
GRATEFUL CLARIFICATION OF THE CURRENT
HURD
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MAIN
16
LIMITED
HKD
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DISTRIBUTION
16
MR BURNS
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