HKA 182/3
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FM BTC HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 124
OF 01090OZ MAY 92
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, SEOUL, TOKYO
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CORRECTED VERSION: PARA 1 LINE 2 (NOT TO PEKING, SEOUL, PARIS)
575-
FOR RICKETTS, HEAD OF HKD, FROM HEAP
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YOUR TELNO 84: HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT: THE MAIN BRIDGE CONTRACT
1.
IT NOW SEEMS CLEAR THAT THE OUTCOME ON THIS CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE ANNOUNCED ON 7 OR 8 MAY. I HAVE THEREFORE DELAYED MY DEPARTURE FROM 5 TO 8 MAY IN ORDER TO BE HERE FOR THE LAST CRITICAL DAYS AND (IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL) FOR THE FIRST REACTIONS TO AN ANNOUNCEMENT. THE HONG KONG ADMINISTRATION STILL INSISTS THAT THE OUTCOME IS NOT YET DECIDED. I WILL BE TELEGRAPHING OUR LATEST ASSESSMENTS BUT THE PROSPECTS FOR THE ANGLO-JAPANESE GROUP LOOK GOOD.
HEAP
SEPARATELY
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DISTRIBUTION
92
MAIN
84
.HONG KONG AIRPORT GENERAL
PLANNERS
HKD
RAD
PUSD
PS
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
PS/MR GOODLAD
ERD
FED
PS/PUS
MR CROWE
SIR J COLES
JOINT DIRECTORATE
LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BROOKS
.AND MS BARRETT
NEWS D
MR MILES
MR BURNS
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