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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 535 OF 8 JULY INFO IMMEDIATE

BTC HONG KONG

1. MR KENNETH CLARKE (RUSHCLIFFE) (CONSERVATIVE) HAS PUT DOWN

THE FOLLOWING QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON 10 JULY:-

WAT PROPORTION OF THE VALUE OF CONTRACTS SO FAR AWARDED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE HONG KONG MAIN RAILWAY HAS BEEN WON BY BRITISH

FIRMS.

2. WE HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY CONSTRUCTION WORK ON QUOTE THE

HONG KONG MAIN RAILWAY UNQUOTE AND ASSUME THAT IT IS THE MTR WHICH THE MP HAS IN MIND, PROVIDED ON THE BASIS OF YOUR REPLY THE

POSSIBILITY OF ANY CONFUSION CAN BE ELIMINATED WE PROPOSE TO REPLY THAT ALTHOUGH TENDERS, FOR THE MTR PROJECT HAVE BEEN

INVITED THE STATE OF AWARDING CONTRACTS IS NOT LIKELY TO

BE REACHED UNTIL AFTER SEPTEMBER.

3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR REPLY BY 1500 HOURS ON 9 JULY.

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