BRITISH TRADE COMM
01-JUL-1993 18:06
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FAX TRANSMISSION
No,
PA BTC Reporting, (Zoe Debbie I don't think that this is
Mr Whitney Mix Bench. fi to 584
is for
us to file.
PA
TO:
C W Robbins Esq
AT:
Head Projects & Export Policy Div 1
DTI
002 44 71 828 3258
FAX NO:
FROM:
James Smith-Laittan
DATE:
1 July 1993
REF:
CECO 173/2
Page 1 of 01
Dear Chies
HICA 400/
06 JUL 1993
British
भारत 17
Trade Commission Hong Kong
DIE plak
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STUDIES OF INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH CHINA AND MACAO
Many thanks for your letter of 28 May. I am sorry that other demands have delayed this reply.
Besides
We are obviously thinking along the same lines. Richard Parry's letter of 16 April, you may also have seen Jím Currie's letters of 16 and 20 May to Alan Kerfoot which were copied to Alan Murray (OT2/2). PEF funded studies of infrastructural developments in South China and Macao are well worth doing
and would be timely.
M
In considering terms of reference for any study, there will be a number of prerequisites to determine. The first is obviously the scope of the study. The following are transport infrastructure sectors which, seen from here, are of prime importance and which should be considered: i) highways and bridges; ii) major main line buildings; iii) airports;
iv). ports and harbours; and v) urban transportation.
Looking at each in turn, we think that the prospects of much highway or bridge work (with the exception perhaps of the proposed Zhuhai -Hong Kong bridge) for UK civil engineers are slight. Certainly there will be work in consultancy and planning, but I would question whether any study in this sector should be given priority. Doubtless Alan Kerfoot will have a
view from a broader China perspective.
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