TNAG-0565-FCO40-660-Construction-of-an-underground-railway-system-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 29

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 820 OF 24 OCTOBER

INFO BTC HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 1063 OF 24 OCTOBER: PQ ON MTR

1. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THESE SUGGESTIONS BUT FEEL THAT THE REPLY WILL NEED TO ADDRESS ITSELF MORE DIRECTLY TO THE QUESTION AND ALSO BRING CUT THAT THE CONTRACTS SO FAR LET ONLY ACCOUNT FOR A PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL WORK INVOLVED. WE SHOULD ACCORDINGLY PREFER SOMETHING

IN THE FOLLOWING LINES:-

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THE CONTRACTS SO FAR LET ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY (INSERT PROPORTION) OF THE TOTAL VALUE INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY. THEY COVER THE CIVIL ENGINEERING PART OF THE WORKS. ONLY ON BRITISH FIRM WAS REPRESENTED AMONG

THE (INSERT NUMBER) INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES OR GROUPS WHICH TENDERED

FOR THIS WORK. IT DID NOT SECURE A CONTRACT.

THE LETTING OF THE REMAINING CONTRACTS WILL BE SPREAD OVER THE FERIOD FROM NOW UNTIL THE MIDDLE (7) OF JANUARY 1976.

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2. WE SHOULD BE GLAD FOR YOUR FURTHER COMMENTS TO REACH US BY

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PARLIAMENTARY UNIT PS/ LORD GORONWY + ROBERT

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MR FISHER

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

G GRAFTON ST

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