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Miss Rigb
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MR ALY AZIZ
1. In her minute of 15 February Miss Rigby asked on behalf of
Mr Kershaw for comments in connection with the "bad things"
alleged to have been said about Mr Aly Aziz in Hong Kong by the
Department of Trade and Industry. I have taken this up with
Commercial Relations & Export Section II and Overseas Projects
Group, the Department of Trade and Industry Divisions most
likely to be concerned.
2.
The Department of Trade and Industry do not understand this
allegation and are quite sure that nothing has been said in
Hong Kong by their Ministers or Officials that should be
construed in this way. They suspect that this arose, however,
in connection with the mass rapid transit system contract in
Hong Kong.
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3. For several years since the scheme was first mooted British
industry has shown considerable interest in the Hong Kong
Government's plans to go ahead with an underground railway.
17 June, 1972 the Financial Secretary announced that the Hong
Kong Government had taken the decision in principle to go ahead
with this scheme. A powerful British consortium emerged with
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