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FM HONG KONG 160747Z APR 82
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 357 OF 16 APRIL
INFO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON
FOR CLIFT FROM HADDON-CAVE.
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YOUR LETTER OF 30 MARCH ABOUT THE OPENING OF THE TSUEN WAN
EXTENSION OF THE MTR.
2. A MESSAGE WOULD CERTAINLY BE APPRECIATED. THE EXTENSION HAS GONE REMARKABLY WELL AND IT WILL OPEN ON 10 MAY, APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS EARLY, DESPITE DIFFICULT UNDERGROUND CONDITIONS
PARTICULARLY BETWEEN PRINCE EDWARD AND LAI WAN STATIONS. THE EXTENSION WILL BE COMFORTABLY WITHIN THE BUDGET OF HK DOLLARS
4.1 BILLION, EXCLUSIVE OF FINANCE CHARGES AND THE BRITISH
ELEMENT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT DOLLARS .729 BILLION.
3. WITHOUT WISHING TO OVER-BURDEN YOU, MAY I SUGGEST THAT A SIMILAR MESSAGE FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION AND DOUBLE-TRACKING OF THE KCR MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO BRITISH INDUSTRY (AND CONSULTANTS) AND IS OBVIOUSLY
OF SIGNIFICANCE IN A HONG KONG/CHINA CONTEXT. THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT IS ABOUT DOLLARS 3.5 BILLION AND THE BRITISH ELEMENT
DOLLARS 2.5 BILLION.
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