TNAG-1048-FCO40-1298-Local-Intelligence-Committee-assessment-of-the-political-sit-1982 — Page 56

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

G.F. 316

SECRET 高度機密

Page No. 5 of 12 pages

13.

Guangdong has agreed to supply electricity to meet

additional demands in Macau from mid 1982. A new 42 megawatt

power station is to be built in the Special Economic Zone of Zhuhai, funded by an interest free loan of $200 m. from Macau.

Guangdong has rejected an offer by a Japanese industrial group

to build another power station in the Province on the grounds

that electricity requirements will be met by other arrangements.

Investment in China

14.

According to a press report, Trafalgar Housing Limited,

Unusually,

a major Hong Kong development firm, has acquired the lease of

a 40,000 square foot site in Shenzhen for about $20 m.

Trafalgar has no Chinese partner in this transaction and obtained

the land in its own name alone. The site will be used for a

commercial and residential complex and the lease runs for 30 years

initially, with opportunity for renewal for a further 20 years.

15.

There are strong hints in statements by the Governor and

the Party First Secretary of Guangdong that the Guangdong

authorities will designate Hainan Island as the Province's fourth

Special Economic Zone.

Communications

16.

An agreement has been signed between Cable and Wireless

and the Guangdong Posts and Telecommunications Bureau for a joint

venture to instal a high capacity microwave system between

Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. The system, which is due

SECRET 高度機密

/for completion

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.