TNAG-0637-FCO40-785-Supplies-of-electricity-for-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 134

DEPARTMENTS OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND PRICES

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MR MORTON

+ Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should

reach addressne(?),

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Code Cypher

Drait Telegram to:-

PEKING

buela 69.....

No.

8.7.77

(Date)

And to:-

Repeat to:-

Hong Kong BTC Hong Kong

R JIN 1977

Saving to:-

12

Distribution:-

c.w. Robients

Copies to:-

Mr Macdonald ICY Mr Bryant OPG Mr Stewart HKD LICO

Mr Samuel FED.

[Codeword - if any]

PEKING

Addressed to

telegram No.

CREDA

.....(date).

8 July 1977.

And to

repeated for information to Hong Kong (Personal for Governor)

BTC. Hong Kong

Saving to

Text: (to be typed with double spacing)

Letter of 27 June from March (BTC Hong Kong) to

Roberts (CRE 4), copied to Davies: Hong Kong power

station.

Unless you see objection (and your telno 24 of

11 May to Hong Kong suggests that you would not) we

would like you to speak to the Chinese, referring to

the recent discussions between PEPCO and China

Resources in Hong Kong, to register HMG's interst in

the longer term in a possible deal for coal against

mining machinery. We suggest that at this stage you

speak in general terms, with the objective of finding

2/3.

LACÓ

CSP

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