TNAG-0638-FCO40-786-Supplies-of-electricity-for-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 168

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2. TWO RELEVANT POINTS:

1. WILL YOU PLEASE EMPHASISE TO SIR LAWRENCE THAT THE BRITISH PACKAGE HAS TO BE ASSESSED ON THE BASIS ON WHICH WE HAVE PUT, JT FORWARD. BOTH STONES AND BROOKS HAVE SAID IN LONDON THAT TEL WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A BOILER PACKAGE: A TURBINE PACKAGE, A CIVIL ENGINEERING PACKAGE ETC. HMG'S FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

FOR SEVERAL REASONS

INCLUDING

WE CANNOT BREAK THE PACKAGE DOWN. 11. IF KADOORIE AGREES TO FORMAL MEETING ON TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER CEGB WOULD LIKE TO SEE STONES AND BROOKS ON MONDAY 17 OCTOBER FOR PRIVATE TECHNICAL DISCUSSION. COULD YOU ARRANGE THIS QUERY

3.

4.

BRITISH TEAM CONSISTS OF :

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- LIPPITT AND MACDONALD (DOI): ARRIVING SATURDAY.

-

BIRCH (ECGD): ARRIVING SATURDAY

KINDERSLEY AND GEMMILL (LAZARDS): ARRIVING WEDNESDAY

SCOTT: DAVIDSON AND KALDERON (GEC): SCOTT ARRIVES MONDAY: OTHERS SATURDAY

.- BAGLEY (BABCOCK AND WILCOX): ARRIVING SATURDAY

BABBIDGE (MOUCHEL): ARRIVING SATURDAY

WEAVING AND POWELL (CEGB): ARRIVING SATURDAY

BALFOUR BEATTY MAY SEND A REPRESENTATIVE: WE ARE NOT

SURE YET.

LIPPITT IS PERSONALLY VERY ANXIOUS TO HAVE LAZARDS AND GEC

CONSEQUENTLY REPRESENTATIVES IN HONG KONG HOTEL WITH HIM.

1.

HONG KONG HOTEL ROOMS TO BE TAKEN BY DOI, ECGD, LAZARDS, CEGB,

THUS ONE ROOM NOT NEEDED TILL MONDAY: ALL OTHERS NEEDED

GEC. SATURDAY.

11. MOUCHELL AND BABCOCK (AND POSSIBLY BALFOUR BEATTY) MUST TAKE

HILTON ROOMS IF THESE NOT CANCELLED.

LEE GARDENS.

MACDONALD IC2.

ALTERNATIVELY THEY MUST GO

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