TNAG-0636-FCO40-784-Supplies-of-electricity-for-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 86

CONFIDENTIAL

TO BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER HONG KONG

INFO PRIORITY PERSONAL TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG AND

HM AMBASSADOR PEKING

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER PROJECT

WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY SIR JAMES WOODESON THAT MR STONES

WROTE RECENTLY TO HIM STATING:

(i)

CLP MAY NEED TO ADVANCE THE FIRST FOWER PLANT SET TO APRIL 1981 IF CURRENT HIGH RATE OF LOAD

GROWTH CONTINUES;

(ii)

CLP WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DETAILS OF PREVIOUS £20m UK MINING MACHINERY EXPORTS TO CHINA;

(iii)

(iv)

HE HOPES TO VISIT UK END JUNE OR BEGINNING JULY

AND THAT SIR LAWRENCE KADOORTE WOULD BE WILLING TO COME TO UK AT ANY TIME FOR DISCUSSIONS;

WHEN IN UK STONES HOPE TO EXPLORE FURTHER WITH

WOODESON THE POSSIBILITIES FOR CLARKE CHAPMAN

AND PARSONS INVOLVEMENT IN HONG KONG REGARDING

"BOTH SALES OF EQUIPMENT AND SETTING UP LOCAL

MANUFACTURING FACILITIES".

2 ON THE POWER STATION PROJECT WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PUT SPECIFIC PROPOSALS TO SIR LAWRENCE KADOORIE VERY SOON.

3 ON THE EXPORT OF MINING MACHINERY, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO CLP. THE £20 MILLION EXPORTS COMPRISED TWO CONTRACTS PLACED BY THE CHINESE NATIONAL TECHNICAL IMPORT CORPORATION IN 1973 FOR TOTAL OF 21 COMPLETE SETS OF LONGWALL COAL FACE MACHINERY. MAIN CONTRACTORS WERE DOWTY (13 SETS)