GRS 700
FRIORITY
CYPHER/CAT A
FM BTC HONG KONG 310845Z
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY DOT TELNO CREDA 84 OF 31 MAỶ.
INFO PRIORITY FCO (FOR HKD, FED, TRED), DO! (FOR LIPPETT, MEPT, IC2), ECGD (FOR KEMP).
INFO SAVING PEKING.
FOR CREA AND OPO.
HONG KONG POWER STATION PROJECT,
-1 JUN1977
1HKK 164/1
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ON ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG, I CONTACTED WEEDON GEC AND SUBSEQUENTLY
CALLED ON SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE, CHAIRMAN OF CHINA LIGHT AND POWER (CLP) WEEDON BRIEFED ME ON THE BASIS OF JACKSON'S REPORT OF HIS MEETING WITH LIPPETT ON MAY 13 AS THE RECORD OF THAT MEETING, SENT BY CRE HAD NOT THEN ARRIVED HERS.
2. SIR LAWRENCE SEEMED CONCERNED AT NOT HAVING HAD ANY WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WHAT HE REGARDS AS A FORMAL REQUEST TO HMG, MADE DURING HIS CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER, FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR PROVIDING A COMPLETELY NEW POWER STATION TO MEET CLP'S AND HONG KONG'S NEED OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. I TOLD HIM THAT THE PRIME MINISTER HAD REQUESTED A FULL STUDY OF THE PROJECT, THAT A WORKING PARTY, SET UP BY DOI UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF A SENTOR DEPUTY SECRETARY, HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED WORKING CONTACT WITH
GEC AND WERE EXAMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF PUTTING TOGETHER A VIABLE
AND ACCEPTABLE BRITISH PACKAGE. SIR LAWRENCE WAS GRATEFUL FOR
CONFIRMATION THAT HIGH LEVEL CONSIDERATION WAS BEING GIVEN TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO LAND SEVERAL MAJOR CONTRACTS (HE HAS BEEN KEPT INFORMED BY WEEDON) BUT I RECOMMEND THAT HE BE SENT A BRIEF
INTERIM REPORT UNDER LIPPETT'S SIGNATURE.
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