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said that she recognised that in present circumstances it was often important for it to be seen that British tenders for large contracts were supported at the highest political level. She would therefore be willing to write a letter demonstrating her interest in the project if Sir Lawrence Kadoorie thought this would be useful.
Sir Lawrence thought that it would be premature for the Prime Minister to put anything in writing at this juncture. However, he was interested to learn that the Foreign and Common- wealth Secretary would be visiting Hong Kong and Peking at the end of September. Although the visit was taking place a little earlier than was ideal from his point of view, he thought that it might well be useful if Lord Carrington were to mention the project while he was in Peking. Sir Lawrence said that he would keep in close touch with the Department of Industry about this.
As he was leaving, Sir Lawrence told me that he would probably change his own holiday plans in order to be in Hong Kong during the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary's visit. He might also arrange to go on to Peking. I have given Sir Lawrence the details of Lord Carrington's trip to the Far East.
I am sending copies of this letter and its enclosure to Paul Lever (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and Stuart Hampson (Department of Trade).
Yours sincerely.
Michael Alexander Пивая
Ian Ellison, Esq., Department of Industry.
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