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Man Willingne
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
14 OCT 1980
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FM BTC HONG KONG 190656Z OCT 80 (CORRECTED VERSION)
TO ROUTINE DO T
TELEGRAM NUMBER CREDA 263 OF 10 OCTOBER
FOR WATKINSON PEP
NEW AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STUDY
WILSON OF BAI HAS REPORTED THAT HE, HUGHES (BAA), PLIMMER (IAL) AND RUSSELL (HALCROW) SAW TREVOR OLIVER AND PETER BODILEY, RESPECTIVELY ASSISTINT DIRECTOR TECHNICAL AND PLANNING AND CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER, FOR ONE AND HALF HOURS AT THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT (CAD) YESTERDAY. THEY ALSO SAW BRIAN KEEP AND TREVOR THORPE, DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CAD, TODAY
2. AT FIRST MEETING THEY WERE PUT THROUGH THE WRINGER'' ON THEIR TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES AND CAME AWAY BELIEVING THAT THEY
HAD RECEIVED A FAIR AND SYMPATHETIC HEARING WHICH WENT WELL FOR THEM. AT SECOND MEETING THE CAD SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH THE CONSORTIUM'S CREDIBILITY. HERE AGAIN WILSON WAS SATISFIED HIS
TEAM HAD BEEN CONVINCING.
3. BY THE FORM OF QUESTIONING AT BOTH MEETINGS WILSON AND THE OTHERS DETECTED THAT THE CAD WERE NOT ALL THAT HAPPY WITH THE CAA'S PERFORMANCE IN THE EARLIER STUDY AND THAT THEY WERE READY TO CHANGE. (THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE WISHFUL THINKING). WILSON
EXTOLLED I AL'S CAPABILITIES WHEN ASKED WHO IN THE BAI-LED GROUP
WOULD COVER THE AVIATION SIDE OF THE STUDY. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES
WILSON THOUGHT THAT ACCEPTANCE OF THE CAA INTO THE BAI CONSORTIUM, IF THEY WERE TO MAKE A LATE APPLICATION, COULD BE COUNTER- PRODUCTIVE TO HIS GROUP'S BID AND HE WAS NOW HAPPY TO PROCEED
WITHOUT THEM.
4. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS 19 20 NOVEMBER, WILSON
SAID THEY WERE TOLD THAT A SHORTLIST OF 3 WOULD BE GIVEN 72
HOURS NOTICE IN EARLY DECEMBER TO COME TO HONG KONG TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS.
THOMSON
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