TNAG-0766-FCO40-970-Supplies-of-electrical-power-for-Hong-Kong-Castle-Peak-power-1978 — Page 18

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TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG TELNO INDUS 77 OF 22 MARCH 1978.

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POWER STATION PROJECT: CEGB CONTRACT.

1. FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS UNDER MY CHAIRMANSHIP BEI,

ELECTROWATT AND THIS DEPARTMENT HAVE AGREED TEXT OF KESCO/BE1

CONTRACT ON BEI SERVICES. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD MAKE COPIES OF THE DRAFT CONTRACT (AS SET OUT BELOW) AVAILABLE TO SIR

LAWRENCE KADOORIE AND MR ROY SMITH FOR THEIR APPROVAL. IF

KESCO HAVE ANY POINTS ON THE DRAFT WE SHOULD OF COURSE SEEK TO

TAKE ACCOUNT OF THEIR AMENDMENTS. KESCO WILL APPRECIATE THAT IN VIEW OF LIMITED TIME AVAILABLE WE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE ANY

KESCO POINTS CHANNELLED THROUGH SINGLE KESCO SPOKESMAN EG

ELECTROWATT RATHER THAN RECEIVE DRAFTING SUGGESTIONS FROM SEVERAL SOURCES, ALL OF WHOM WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSULTED ON EACH CHANGE. WE ARE MAKING COPIES OF THIS TEXT AVAILABLE TO ELECTROWATT AFTER

TRANSMITTING IT TO YOU.

2. TEXT IS AS FOLLOWS:

THIS AGREEMENT IS MADE THE SQUARE BRACKETS BEGINS SQUARE BRACKETS

ENDS DAY OF SQUARE BRACKETS BEGINS SQUARE BRACKETS ENDS ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT BETWEEN THE KOWLOON ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMTED (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS KESCO) OF THE FIRST PART AND BRITISH ELECTRICITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS QUOTE BEI UNQUOTE ) OF THE SECOND PART, THE WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE ELECTRICITY

COUNCIL.

WHEREAS

1. KESCO IS A LIMITED COMPANY REGISTERED IN HONG KONG AND ENGAGED

IN THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY, WHICH HAS ENTERED, OR IS ABOUT

TO ENTER, INTO A CONTRACT (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS QUOTE THE GEC CONTRACT UNQUOTE) WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED (HEREINAFTER CALLED QUOTE GEC UNQUOTE) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GENERATING STATION OF 2 X 350 MW CAPACITY (WITH POSSIBLE EXTENSION TO 4 X 350 MW CAPACITY (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS QUOTE THE POWER STATION UNQUOTE ) IN HONG KONG TO BE LINKED

WITH A PROPOSED 400 KV TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TO BE OWENED

AND OPERATED BY CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY LIMITED.

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