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THAT WE CAN TAKE ANY NECESSARY STEPS IN PREPARATION FOR THE MEETINGS ON 4/5 NOVEMBER. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW THE OUTCOME OF YOUR MEETING, AND FAX US ANY DRAFTS OF LEASE OR PTG WHICH MAY EMERGE, DESKBY 29083OZ (AND COPIED IMMEDIATE OSAKA FOR SAVAGE, VISITING) SO THAT WE CAN SEE IT BEFORE OUR DEPARTURE FOR HONG KONG.
5. THERE WILL BE MUCH ELSE TO DO BESIDES: WE MAY NEED FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH BRITISH COUNCIL (AS SEPARATE TELEGRAMS RECORD): WE SHALL PERHAPS WANT TO TALK INFORMALLY TO SEVERAL ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICES, BUT BERTRAM WOULD PREFER TO SPEAK TO ONE OR TWO OF THE PROJECT MANAGERS FIRST AND THEREFORE ANY ARRANGEMENTS WITH ARCHITECTS WILL NEED TO BE MADE AT SHORT NOTICE: WE SHOULD PERHAPS CALL ON HKG HIGHWAYS AND ENGINEERING PEOPLE ABOUT ADJACENT ROAD PROPOSALS: AND WE SHOULD DO FURTHER WORK ON FORMULATING THE ARCHITECTURAL BRIEF. GIVEN ALL THIS, WE SHOULD NOT BE DISCOUNTENANCED TO FIND A RELATIVELY BLANK PROGRAMME, BUT PLEASE ADD INTO IT ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU BELIEVE IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP AND ADVICE.
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ON RETURN TO UK, WE SHALL NEED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO LORD CAITHNESS ON THE SELECTION OF THE PROJECT MANAGER AND ON THE SHORTLIST OF ARCHITECTS. TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE MAY BE SPECULATION IN HONG KONG ABOUT OUR SELECTION PROCESS, WE THEREFORE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY DOWN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR VISIT.
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