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HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT: LANTAU FIXED CROSSING
A 1. The Secretary of State has asked for advice on the
anxieties expressed by the British Trade Commissioner in
Hong Kong about the terms of contract and financing for the Lantau Fixed Crossing. Bids for this must be submitted by
16 December. Mr Cox's minute of 22 November noted that,
subject to ECGD cover being available, Trafalgar House saw
no difficulty about putting in a bid for the project which
complies with these terms.
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We have now consulted the DTI and Economic Advisers, and
also the Hong Kong Government. In a project of this size and complexity there can be no certainties, and Mr Heap is
right to keep his ear close to the ground and to pass on any rumblings he detects. But the best judgement of the experts is that there will be four serious bids for HKG to
choose from even though they may be more expensive than
HKG bargained for.
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