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YRTELNO 257: FUTURE CONSULATE GENERAL: EXECUTIVE PROJECT MANAGERS
1 I HAVE NO COMMENTS ON THE CHOICE OF PROJECT MANAGERS, AND ALSO AGREE THAT THERE IS NO REASON TO TAKE ANY INITIATIVE IN MAKING
THE CHOICE PUBLIC. THERE WILL CLEARLY BE DISAPPOINTMENT ON THE PART OF THE OTHER THREE CONTENDERS AND HONG KONG LAND (JARDINES) MAY BE THE MOST VOCAL ABOUT THIS. THEIR MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIGEL RICH, HAS BEEN IN CONTACT ENQUIRING ABOUT PROGRESS AND TOOK PAINS TO ASSURE ME THAT RECENT PRESS RUMOURS QUESTIONING THE FUTURE OF
HONG KONG LAND WERE WITHOUT FOUNDATION, SO THAT I COULD REASSURE OED (I ASSURED HIM THAT THIS WOULD NOT AFFECT THE ISSUE). I SUSPECT THAT THIS KEEN TOP LEVEL INTEREST MAY INDICATE THAT HENRY KESWICK HAS BEEN PRESSING HIS PEOPLE HERE TO PARTICIPATE, AND SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HE MAY RAISE THE CHOICE OF SWIRES IN LONDON.
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