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IT IS EXPECTED THAT SOME AT LEAST OF THE GROUPS WILL
SEND LETTERS GIVING SECOND THOUGHTS WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS. IT IS
THOUGH POSSIBLE THAT THESE MIGHT INCLUDE A PRE-EMPTIVE BID ALTHOUGH
NO SUCH BID HAS BEEN MADE SO FAR. IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS POSSIB-
ILITY STEERING GROUP ARE ABOUT TO ISSUE A LETTER TO EACH.
CONSORTIUM REHEARSING THE PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF A PRE-EMPTIVE
BID.
11. ASSUMING NO PRE-EMPTION A SCHEDULE AND PROGRAMME OF THE DESIGN
STUDIES IN PLANNED TO BE ISSUED ON 1 OCTOBER. THIS IS SEEN AS
CONSTITUTING A ''STARTING PISTOL' FOR NEXT ROUND.
12. IT IS STILL NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR WHETHER, IN ABSENCE OF ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION FROM THE BRITISH GROUP, THEY WILL BE REGARDED AS VN THE STARTING LINE. BUT EVEN IF THEY ARE THEY WILL BE
REGARDED AS VERY MUCH THE OUTSIDERS AND LIKELY TO FALL BY THE WAY
IF THEY ARE NOT PREPARED TO TRY TO MEET THE CEILING PRICE
REQUIREMENT AS LONG AS IT REMAINS.
13. IT IS NOT YET CLEAR WHETHER INTENTION IS TO SEND FURTHER
LETTERS TO THE GROUPS CONFIRMING THAT THEY ARE STILL IN OR
MERELY TO SEND THEM DESIGN STUDIES AND LEAVE IT TO THEM TO
CONFIRM THEIR CONTINUING PARTICIPATION.
POSSIBILITY OF MERGER.
14.
CHAN TOLD CODD, IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION, THAT SO FAR AS HE
KNEW HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WERE NOT CONTEMPLATING TRYING TO
ENCOURAGE A MERGER. BUT A MERGER BETWEEN TWO EXISTING GROUPS WOULD
NOT NECESSARILY BE RULED OUT PROVIDED THAT IT WAS STILL
EXPRESSED IN THE FORM OF A SINGLE CONTRACT.
15. STEERING GROUP WOULD NOT BE PREPARED TO ENTER INTO 2 SEPERATE CONTRACTS FOR M AND E AND CIVIL WITH SPLINTERS FROM EXISTING GROUPS.
16. NOR WOULD THEY BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT AN ENTIRELY NEW GROUP (IF BRITISH GROUP HAD BEEN DISQUALIFIED AND THEN TRIED TO FORM A MERGER IT MIGHT WELL BE REGARDED AS A 'NEW GROUP**
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