Mr Crowdon
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HONG KONG NASS TRANSIT SYSTEM
We have received 3 telegrams from Hong Kong dated 1 August,
one from the Governor (number 842) and 2 from Mr Aston (CHRISTIAN
1.
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52 and ESBOT 303). All concern the Memorandum for the Executive
Council (XCS (73) 8) which was forwarded on a personal basis to
Sir D Watson sent a personal
Sir D Watson by Mr Haddon-Cave.
telegram of thanks in reply (FCO telegram number 738) immediately
prior to his departure for Ottawa.
2. The Memorandum outlines the stage reached, and its annexes
give detailed information of the proposals of the 4 consortia
(British; Japanese; Anglo-French-German; and Italian) which had
discussions with the Hong Kong Government in June. Annex F sets
out the requirements of the Hong Kong authorities and the extent
to which these are matched on a comparative basis by the 4
consortia.
3.
The points of principal interest are:
(i)
a single-contract approach has been adopted.
(ii)
further talks will be held with the 4 consortia during
August/September a provisional date of 30/31 August
in London has been suggested for the British group.
(iii) that the maximum ceiling for the contract must not
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