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N J Cox
Hong Kong Department
13 December 1991
Sir J Coles
Mr Broadbent, Economic
Advisers
Mr Ricketts HKB 182/3
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HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT
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We have discussed with DTI the approach which Mr Myers of Trafalgar House made to Mr Heap and the Minister of State at Mr Heap's apartment on 7 December (Peking telno 2076 and BTC telno Otter 229). Mr Rogers (PEP, DTI) said he found
Mr Myers' approach somewhat bizarre: the message from more
senior people at Trafalgar House than Mr Myers was much more
positive.
2.
Some alarms and excursions are inevitable at this stage of the bidding process, and some of the players are likely
to show more nervousness than others. The All-Japanese
Consortium are putting on a boldly confident face. The possibility of a re-shaping of consortia has always been in the air: HKG would have a strong interest in combining the
assets of Trafalgar House/Costain and All-Japanese Consortium partners. Trafalgar House have always kept this option open but do not want only token participation.
3. The coming weeks are likely to be interesting. DTI have
the Whitehall lead and will let us know when they want our
help; meanwhile we shall remain in close touch with them, and through them with the British companies.
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