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produce a bid that is capable of being validated

alongside the Japanese pre-emptive proposals, then

we can expect the Hong Kong Government to take account

of political factors in considering the award of the

contract. But if the British Group cannot improve

their present proposals, then this important

contract may well be lost to the Japanese.

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