TNAG-0636-FCO40-784-Supplies-of-electricity-for-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 145

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IMMEDIATE

CONFIDENTIAL

CYPHER CAT A

FM FCO 201755Z

CONFIDENTIAL

RECC'

IN

RE:

23 MAY 1977

14KK 16~!,

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 387 OF 20 MAY

INFO TOKYO (PRIORITY) BTC HONG KONG (PRIORITY) ACT

YOUR TELNO 494

FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM SIR PETER GAREY

HONG KONG POWER STATION PROJECT.

668

REX

67)

1. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN TELNO 260 TO TOKYO. WE CONSIDER THAT YOU SHOULD

NOT INFORM SIR LAWRENCE KADOOR IE OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S DISCUSSION.

SHOULD SIR LAWRENCE RAISE THE MATTER YOU MIGHT CONFIRM THAT THE

DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE BUT SHOULD FOLLOW THE LINE IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF

TELEGRAM NUMBER 260 TO TOKYO.

2. WE HAVE HAD REPORTS FROM UK INDUSTRIALISTS THAT SIR LAWRENCE

KADOORIE HAS EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT THAT NO PROPOSALS HAVE YET

BEEN PUT TO HIM, WE HOPE YOU CAN PERSUADE SIR LAWRENCE THAT WE ARE

CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED FOR BRITISH COMPANIES TO DEVELOP PROPOSALS

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, OFFICIALS ARE STUDYING WITH URGENCY VARIOUS

APPROACHES WITH THE COMPANIES AND DANKS.

OWEN

FILES

HK & GD (5)

FED

TRED

FRD

PS

PS/MR JUDD

PS/LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

PS/PUS

MR CORTAZZI MR BUTLER MR MURRAY

ADDITIONAL DISTN

HONG KONG POWER STATION

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