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YOUR TELNO.INDUS 62 BRIEFING FOR MR VARLEY,

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PROJECTS.

1. WE WILL PREPARE A SUITABLE BRIEF ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO MAJOR CONTRACTS NEAR THE AWARD STAGE. FINAL BIDDING FOR THE VENTILATION CONTRACT NO.363 (VALUE TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING) FOR THE A T R CEASED YESTERDAY. DRAKE AND SCULL HAVE NOT BEEN IN RECENT CONTACT WITH ME. THE ONLY OTHER. SIGNIFICANT M T R CONTRACT OUTSTANDING IS 364 WHICH AS YOU WILL SEE FROM MY CREDA 10 OF 16 JANUARY, IS BEING CONTESTED BY BOTH DRAKE AND SCULL AND GEC. A DECISION ON 363 IS EXPECTED AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH. AS REPORTED IN MY CREDA 47 OF 2 FEBRUARY, NO FURTHER E + M TENDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE K C R AND THE PROGRAMME COULD SLIP BY AS MUCH AS ONE AND A HALF YEARS. THE DP/NKE LPG PLANT STILL AWAITS A DECISION BY THE BOARD OF THE GAS COMPANY AND THERE IS THEREFORE NOTHING FURTHER TO REPORT AT THE MOMENT.

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2. I LEARN FROM THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES (G.1.S) THAT HAMILTON OF THE OBSERVER IS ALREADY IN TOUCH WITH THEM ABOUT A PROGRAMME OF INTERVIEWS. 1 SHALL NOT THEREFORE SET UP APPOINTMENTS

TO AVOID CROSSING WIRES. 1. SUGGEST THAT POSSIBLE CANDIDATER FOR INTERVIEWS ARE THE GOVERNOR, FINANCIAL SECRETARY, ECONOMIC SERVICES SECRETARY, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, RIDLEY (MANAGING DIRECTOR M T R WHO CAN ALLO TALK ABOUT THE ISLAND CORRIDOR SCHEME), SIR SIDNEY GORDON (CLP), HOWES (GENERAL MANAGER KC R), WALKER (MANAGING DIRECTOR TELEPHONE COMPANY), RIGU (CHAIRMAN OF HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE), BREMRIDGE (CHAIRMAN SWIRES), DAVID GEMMILL AND MYSELF. 6.1.S HAVE ASKED ME TO ENTERTAIN HAMILTON TO LUNCH OF FEBRUARY 23 AND ? LOOK FORWARD TO BRIEFING MI.

3. MICHT 1 ALSO SUGGEST THAT BOTH HAMILTON AND ELLIOTT SHOULD CONT-CT SUSOVC, CHAIRMAN OF METOM, WHO CAN OF COURSE PPOVE. IT # LOT OF INTORMATION ROUT THE P AND & C 9 4ONTRACT S