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solutions and proposals that would

adequately meet the Provisional Authority's

design and performance requirements.

spite of constant requests from the

Provisional Authority it was not until

mid-November 1974, nine months after

the signing of the Letter of Intent,

that the Consortium produced a package

of design solutions. This package,

which the Consortium called a "Basic Plan",

has been thoroughly examined by the

consulting engineers, the Mass Transit

Department of the Public Works Department

and the engineering officers designate

of the future Mass Transit Railway

Corporation. The design solutions and

proposals proved to be inadequate and

incomplete compared with the Provisional

Authority's specifications and, in some

cases, unsuited and even irrelevant to

Hong Kong's conditions. The spokesman

said that "in all the circumstances, it

is not possible for the Provisional

Authority to reach any conclusion other

than that the Japanese Consortium has

acted ineptly or in bad faith."

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