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7th Floor, Shell House, ueen's mood, Central, rong rong.
14. pril, 1970.
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Thank you for your letter of 13 april about the lourd Grace's invitation to the Commissioner for Transport and tecnical adviser to visit the United ingon as guests or . .G.
I am naturally disappointed that the visit on the detes sug usted by the Comissioner and for which provisional Arrangements were ma.c pending your approval cannot now tuke place but I quit apreciat. that from the Hong Kong point of view there may be good technical and other reasons why these dates ar not suitable.
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hat I am most anxious to ensure is that United Kingdom interests are given arly first-hand info:tion in some
tail of the export possibilities likely to be presented by the mass transportation project. It would appear that the Japanese, who are likely to be our principal competitors, have already been given this advanta; e and I shall, therefore, be Lost grateful if you could let me know as early as Dossible when you consider that a visit to the United King.cm by people who will be nule to speak with cathority could be
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I am sorry if I appear to be pushing this issue rather hard but as you well know United Kines Dims are often accused of being slow off the mark and I therefore, koen
that they should be alerted and prop.rly ord fo in this use at the earliest possible date so that thy can b b. Fully prepared to tender at the appropriate tâmn
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This is to do with the possible construction of an underfound railway in 15
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go a was the harbour. The HK Transport officials have been to Toxays to dine fake and be shown Japanere underfound railway equipment. The Blanawed is concerned to ensure that VK firms get a sight of Hook. Za nas well.
now is that
ir Hugh Norman-Walker,
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have been invited
ong Kong.
Go the UK donnt mit came later.
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