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OF 16105OZ APRIL 91
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INFO ROUTINE F C 0, PEKING, ECGD, TOKYO
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FOR ROGERS, PEP
HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT
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1. THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST REPORTED ON 12 APRIL BEING FAXED SEPARATELY) THAT FIVE OF THE TWELVE GROUPS HAVE PRE- QUALIFIED FOR THE TWO BRIDGES VIZ (1) THE ANGLO JAPANESE CONSORTIUM (TRAFALGER HOUSE, COSTAIN MITSUI TH TECHNOLOGY AND ACER CONSULTANTS): (2) THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM (BOUYGUES, DRAGAGES, BEAZER, MAUNSELL ETC): (3) HSIN CHONG PHILIPP HOLZMANN (HOLZMANN, DAEWOO AND HSIN CHONG ETC): (4) THE JAPANESE CONSORTIUM (NIPPON STEEL, KOB STEEL, MITSUBISHI ETC PLUS SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK) AND (5) THE WESTERN HARBOUR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (HOPEWELL HOLDINGS, HOPEWELL COSTAIN, TILEMAN LTD, ISHIKAWAJIMA - HARIMA, OVE ARUP ETC). A SIXTH, HYUNDAI ENGINEERING AND RENDEL PALMER TRITTON (UK), HAS ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, PRE-QUALIFIED FOR THE SHORTER 450 METRE SPAN BRIDGE ONLY.
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THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND HKG SOURCES WILL NEITHER CONFIRM NOR DENY THE SUBSTANCE OF THE REPORT. PHILLIP BRUCE (PADS INFORMATION OFFICER), CLAIMS THAT THE REPORT OWES ITS ORIGIN TO A RECENT ARTICLE IN 'CONSTRUCTION NEWS'' (A UK PUBLICATION) AND IS PROBABLY BROADLY CORRECT''. HOWEVER BRUCE THINKS IT UNLIKELY THAT AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE BEFORE MID-YEAR. HE SAYS THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE THE TENDER DOCUMENTS, WHICH HK TRANSPORT BRANCH WISH TO ISSUE WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE, ARE NOT READY YET, BUT I ASSUME CURRENT POLITICAL FACTORS WOULD ALSO RULE OUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT AT PRESENT AND ARE MORE LIKELY THE MAIN FACTOR IN ANY DELAY.
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YOU MAY WISH TO MAKE ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE ARTICLE WHICH APPEARED RECENTLY IN ''CONSTRUCTION NEWS'' AND WHICH WE HAVE NOT SEEN.
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WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ANY REACTION TO THIS LIST FROM
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