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TO ROUTINE D TITELNO CREDA 156 OF 6 SEPTEMBER.

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HONG KONG ELECTRIC.

1 SAW PEACOCK MONDAY MORNING. HE CONFIRMED THAT HONG KONG ELECTRIC ARE IN THE MARKET FOR 4 X 250 MW TURBINES FOR DELIVERY IN 1982 (OR 1983 AT THE LATEST), 1984, 86 AND 88. FULL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE READY IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS AND WILL BE TAKEN TO LONDON BY PEACOCK ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9. HE WILL BE STAYING AT THE CHURCHILL HOTEL FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK BUT CAN BE CONTACTED CARE OF DAVID ALLINGHAM, LONDON MANAGER OF HONG KONG ELECTRIC AT THE INCHCAPE BUILDING, 62 MARK LANE, LONDON, EC2.

2. PEACOCK SAID THAT HONG KONG ELECTRIC'S REQUIREMENTS UP TO THE EARLY 1980S WILL BE MET BY THE COMPLETION OF THE ORDER FOR

8 X 125MW TURBINES ORDERED FROM MITSUBISHI OF WHICH THE FINAL 3 ARE DUE FOR DELIVERY IN 1979, 80 AND 81, HE PROFESSED TO BE FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE JAPANESE PERFORMANCE BUT TO BE INTERESTED IN BRITISH CAPABILITY FOR THE HIGHER RATING TURBINES. HE SAID THAT HE PERSONALLY WOULD PREFER A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT BUT WAS NOT SURE WHETHER HE COULD PERSUADE HIS FELLOW DIRECTORS ACALNO