TNAG-0955-FCO40-1174-Legislation-for-traffic-on-roads-in-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 68

GRS

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE

FM FCO 031630Z OCT 80

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 880 OF 3 OCTOBER,

INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG

FOR JEAFFRESON FROM CLIFT

HICK 1772/1

46296

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

09 OCT 1980

2

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

REGISTRY Agjion Taken

M3

No

10

Awalld

see 36

FCO TELNO 844: ECGD COVER FOR KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY CONTRACT.

1. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PRESS ECGD. IN VIEW OF THE UNSATIS- FACTORY POSITION REVEALED IN EXCED 24 TO BTC,、A MEETING WITH

ECGD HAS BEEN FIXED FOR 7 OCTOBER AT WHICH WE AS WELL AS DOT AND

DOI WILL BE REPRESENTED.

2. I PROPOSE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE BROAD COMMERCIAL IMPLI-

CATIONS ('COMMONWEALTH CLAUSE') ETC. I DO NOT INTEND TO GET

INVOLVED IN DETAIL ON TERMS BUT WOULD SAY THAT THE HONG KONG

GOVERNMENT'S ASSURANCE ON THE OPERATION OF THE SCHEME OF CONTROL

LOOKS VERY ADEQUATE SECURITY (PARA 3 OF BTC'S EXCED 29), WOULD

IT BE SUPPORTED BY A LETTER OF COMFORT?

3.

GRATEFUL FOR ANY FURTHER POINTS BY 120OZ ON 6 OCTOBER.

CARRINGTON

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LIMITED

HKGD

TRED

MR DONALD

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON

(FOR COMMISSIONER)

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