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8. ALTHOUGH THE BBC MAY BE ABLE TO SAY UNEQUIVOCALLY WITHOUT VISITING
HONG KONG THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS FOR TYR'S SITES TO BE SHARED
PRESENTATIONALLY IT WOULD I THINK BE NECESSARY FOR A SENIOR ENGINEER TO COME HERE SOON, HOWEVER BRIEFLY. WE WOULD MEET ALL THE EXPENSES OF HIS VISIT, INCLUDING ANY REASONABLE FEE. I KNOW THE BBC HAVE ALREADY REGRETTED THAT THEY CANNOT SPARE AN ENGINEER TO EVALUATE
OUR PROPOSED FREQURENCY PLAN AS THEY ARE FULLY COMMITTED ON THEIR OWN TRANSMISSION WORK. HOWEVER, THAT WOULD HAVE INVOLVED SOME MONTHS' WORK, WHEREAS I HOPE A VERY QUICK ANSWER TO THE PRESENT QUESTIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE.
9. IF THE BBC SAY NO ANSWER IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT A FULL EVALUATION OF THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND, TAKING SOME MONTHS, I SHALL BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION THEY CAN PROVIDE AT THIS STAGE AND FOR ADVICE ABOUT WHAT FURTHER EVALUATION IS NECESSARY, WHAT IT WILL ENTAIL, WHETHER THEY CAN UNDERTAKE IT AND HOW LONG IT MAY TAKE.
13. AS YOU WILL APPRECIATE, MY ANXIETY IS TO MEET OUR TARGET DATE FOR INVITING TENDERS. WHATEVER HELP YOU ÄND THE DBC - CAN GIVE
WILL THEREFORE BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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