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HE Sir D Trench GCMG MC Colonial Secretariat Hong Kong
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From
Sir L Monson
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
The Department of Trade and Industry have had a
report from Blackwell tothe effect that your Transport
Advisory Committee are in favour of theproposed
underground railway, but that there are other considera-
tiongs (such as the high cost of the project and other
claims on Hong Kong's financial resources) to be taken
into account.
From what I have heard, opinion is divided among
the experts in Hong Kong whether or not to proceed with
this enormous undertaking. As you know, there are
people here with great practical experience of
constructing and operating underground railway systems
who could give you help or advice in the process of
evaluation. If you would like to consult them the
DTI would be glad to make the necessary arrangements.
This will, I imagine, be the largest engineering
project ever undertaken in a dependent territory.
prestige reasons, if for no other, we would greatly
hope that British industry would get a very good share
of the orders. This is, of course, a commercial matter
but I am sure that the point is in your mind as it is
in ours.
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May I also say that should you decide to go ahead
are placed and, as we would hope, place orders/in t e U.K.
should be ready to assist with any credit required to
finance the construction of the system, and in this
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