TNAG-0426-FCO40-472-Construction-of-an-underground-railway-system-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 147

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OUTWARD TELEGRAM CREDA 176

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DESPATCHED 5.15 PH 11TH DEC, 1973

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TO FLASH HONGKONG CREDA 176 OF 11TH DEC

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YRTGH NO 151 CREDA MASS TRANSIT

IF ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT INFORATIN DIVISION WILL SAY THAT UKG ARE DISAPPOINTED THOUGH THIS HAD TO BE A LOCAL COMMERCIAL DECISION. UKG HAVE HOWEVER ALWAYS BEEN AWARE THAT ON THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SIDE THE COMPETING GROUPS HAD STILL TO RECEIVE ALL THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION WHICH BOTH THE ITALIAN AND BRITISH FIRMS CONCERNEDDEEMED NECESSARY IF THEY WERE TO COMMIT THEMSELVES TO A FIXED PRICE WITHIN THE DZXKIM CEILING SET BY THE TONGKONG GOVERNMENT.

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