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NOT THE LOWEST?
A 4.
THIS IS A MATTER FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE EXPLAINED THEIR DECISION. HMG WAS NOT INVOLVED.
Q5. WHICH ARE THE OTHER COMPANIES IN THE ANGLO-JAPANESE
CONSORTIUM?
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OTHER THAN THE THREE MAIN PARTNERS, THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF SUB-CONTRACTORS. BUT YOU WILL NEED TO TALK TO THE COMPANIES FOR DETAILS.
Q6.
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HOW MUCH IS THE CONTRACT WORTH TO THE UK FIRMS? ABOUT PDSSTG 250 MILLION.
Q7 WERE BRITISH COMPANIES REPRESENTED IN THE OTHER MULTINATIONAL CONSORTIUM?
A7. YES. THE MULTINATIONAL GROUP LED BY THE FRENCH CONTAINED SEVERAL BRITISH COMPANIES.
Q8. WILL EXPORT CREDIT COVER BE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANIES IN RESPECT OF THIS CONTRACT?
A8. THIS IS A MATTER FOR THE COMPANIES AND ECGD.
Q9.
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DID THE AJC RECEIVE ANY SUPPORT FROM HMG?
YES. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT LOBBIED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF THE AJC AS THE CONSORTIUM WHICH CONTAINED THE STRONGEST BRITISH REPRESENTATION.
Q10. WAS SUCH LOBBYING A CASE OF UNFAIR PRESSURE ON HKG? A10. NO. IT WAS NO MORE THAN OUR COMPETITORS WERE NO DOUBT DOING ON BEHALF OF THEIR COMPANIES.
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