TNAG-0423-FCO40-469-Construction-of-an-underground-railway-system-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 116

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I WILL BE SEEING OZU IN VIENNA AT THE WEEK END FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BERNE UNION WHEN WE CAN DISCUSS FURTHER THE PROGRESS ON THE HONG KONG MASS TRANSIT SCHEME. HOWEVER, I WOULD BE GLAD IF YOU COULD INFORM HIM THAT WE REGARD THE TALKS IN HONG KONG DURING JUNE AS A QUALIFYING ROUND. THE AIM OF THIS ROUND IS TO PERSUADE THE HONG KONG COVERNMENT THAT A CONSORTIUM APPROACH MAKES THE BEST SENSE AND IN DOING THIS TO QUALIFY AS A CONSORTIUM FOR WHAT WILL BE THE REAL NEGOTIATIONS WHEN THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES HAVE DECIDED ON THEIR FINAL APPROACH TO THE SCHEME. CONSEQUENTLY WE WOULD NOT WISH TO MAKE ANY CHANGE IN OUR POSITION BEFORE THIS SECOND CONSULTATION AND THE NEXT STEPS MIGHT WELL EMERGE DURING AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE JUNE ROUND.

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