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FM BTC HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE DTI
TELNO OTTER 232
OF 12085OZ DECEMBER 91
INFO IMMEDIATE TOKYO, SEOUL
DTI FOR HALL, HEAD OF PEP
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MY TELNO OTTER 230: HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT:
CONTRACT
MAIN BRIDGE
1. A SENIOR CONTACT IN ONE OF THE COMPANIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GROUP LEAD BY BOUYGUES OF FRANCE CONFIRMS THAT THEY WILL BE SUBMITTING A BID FOR THE BRIDGE CONTRACT BUT THAT IT IS LIKELY TO BE QUITE HEAVILY QUALIFIED. MY INFORMANT SUGGESTED THAT HE
DOUBTED WHETHER ANY OF THE BIDS FOR THE BRIDGE WOULD BE UNQUALIFIED. HE SAID THAT THIS WAS LIKELY TO BE TRUE OF OTHER MAJOR CONTRACTS INCLUDING THAT FOR THE DESIGN OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL (IN WHICH HIS COMPANY WAS ALSO INVOLVED) WHERE BIDS
CLOSE ON 20 DECEMBER.
2.
IT IS CLEAR THAT ALL THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT ARE WATCHING THOSE BIDS FOR THE BRIDGE CLOSELY. THEY WILL GIVE THE FIRST INDICATION OF WHETHER CONTRACTORS ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE HKG TERMS, AND IF SO AT WHAT EXTRA COST, WHILE THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL PROPOSALS WILL GIVE AN INDICATION OF WHAT FINANCIAL SUPPORT BOTH FROM GOVERNMENT AND FROM BANKS THERE IS FOR THE PROJECT.
HEAP
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ΜΑΙΝ
87
HONG KONG AIRPORT GENERAL
LIMITED
HKD
PUSD
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
DISTRIBUTION
98
RAD
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PS/LORD CAITHNESS
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