TNAG-0637-FCO40-785-Supplies-of-electricity-for-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 143

HOFO @19/08

PP D T 1

GR 100

CYPHER/CAT A

FM BTC HONG KONG 280833Z

NO DISTRIBUT

Toft 2 DoT

AECYED I RECIRY M.

11 JUL1977

DUPS.

TRED ©

HKHAD R129

RESTRICTED

TO PRIORITY D T I TELNO CREDA 103 OF 8 JULY,

FOR MACDONAL IC2 FROM MARCH,

STONES UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CEGB ARE CONSIDERING APPOINTING

MOUCHELL AND PARTNERS AS CONSULTANTS TO UNDERTAKE THE EVALUATION OF THE LANTAU SITE FOR THE NEW POWER STATION. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE

THAT CLP WERE THEMSELVES CONSIDERING MOUCHELL FOR THIS PURPOSE

AS THEY WILL NEED A FULL SITE EVALUATION WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACCEPT

A BRITISH PACKAGE.

2. IF HMG DECIDES TO OFFER SITE EVALUATION AS PART OF THE PACKAGE, WE MAY NEED TO MAKE THE FINDINGS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO CLP. OTHERWISE THEY RISK THE LOSS OF VALUABLE TIME IF THE FINAL BRITISH

OFFER PROVES UNACCEPTABLE.

MARCH.

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