TNAG-0637-FCO40-785-Supplies-of-electricity-for-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 127

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1. I SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE TODAY. THEY HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY HEARD OF THIS MATTER BUT UNDERTOOK TO MAKE ENQUIRIES OF THE INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS,

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2, WITH THEIR CONCURRENCE I AM SEEKING A SIMILAR INTERVIEW

WITH THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF COAL INDUSTRY TO

REGISTER H.M.G.'S INTEREST THERE TOO.

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3. ↑ RECOGNISE THE DIFFICULTY OF FORECASTING WHAT FORM THE POSSIBLE DEAL INVOLVING COAL FOR THE NEW POWER STATION AGAINST

BRITISH MINING EQUIPMENT MIGHT TAKE AND WAS CAREFUL TO OBSERVE

THE INJUNCTION IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, BUT IF OUR

APPROACHES DO STIMULATE ANY CHINESE INTEREST I WOULD EXPECT

THIS TO BE DEMONSTRATED BY A REQUEST FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF WHAT KIND OF LINK VE ENVISAGE MIGHT BE MADE. A POINT OF

PARTICULAR INTEREST MIGHT BE WHETHER WE ENVISAGE THAT H.M.G. WOULD BE INVOLVED IN ANY WAY OR WHETHER THE LINK WOULD COME I would have THROUGH PURELY COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, ! SHOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL TO BE KEPT INFORMED OF YOUR THINKING ON THIS AS IT DEVELOPS.

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