TNAG-1268-FCO40-1617-China-s-economic-relationship-with-Hong-Kong-Shenzhen-econom-1983 — Page 7

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THE AIRPORT. BAL AGREED TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBLE FINANCIAL AND

CORPORATE HODALITICS OF THE IDCA, BUT STRESSED THAT NO INVESTMENT COULD BE EXPECTED WITHOUT A FULL, PROFISSIONAL FEASIBILITY STUDY. THEY MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF THEIR CARRYING OUT A STUDY.

THIS WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE IF IT RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF A JV WITH BA! BUT TO BE PAID FOR BY CHENZHEN IF IT DID NOT. THE CHINESE DID NOT RULE OUT THIS POSSIBILITY. THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE MIDDLE TO LATE FEBRUARY.

5. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HALPER AND HUGHES TO SEE CHARLES

WRANCHAM OF THE CHARTERED BANK, THEY FOUND WRANGHAM SO POTENTIALLY USEFUL BECAUSE OF HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE PLANS FOR HONG KONG'S SECOND AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK, THAT THEY DECIDED NOT TO SPEAK TO THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK AT THIS STAGE. I ALSO ATTEMPTED TO ARRANGE A MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL ADVISER'S OFFICE AND THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH OF HKG, BUT DO NOT YET KNOW WHETHER THIS TOOK PLACE. HALFER AND HUGHES LEFT FOR LONDON ON 17 DECEMBER, AND ON ARRIVAL WILL APRANCE TO HEET PEP (THEY MENTIONED BENJAMIN) AND MICHAEL BARNETT OF KLEINWORT BENSON.

6. MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT SIGNED Bay BAI, AND SHOWS SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE TEXTS. YOU MAY LIKE TO GIVE HALPER A COPY AND SEEK HIS INTERPRETATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DIFFERENCES, IF ANY.

ADAMS

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