TNAG-1269-FCO40-1619-Banking-situation-in-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 107

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2.

MEETING WITH MR ROBERT FELL STATEMENt of bmfl'S POSITION

BMFL's books are audited both internally and externally as

well as having been examined by the Banking Commissioner

of Hong Kong.

of its books

Accordingly BMFL maintains the correctness

The Group Executive Chairman of BBMB has in

fact made such a public statement recently.

:

BMFL has never made any declaration to the financial

advisers of the two debt scheduling schemes. Accordingly

there can be no question of BMFL having understated

Carrian loans.

3.

The legal advisers of Carrian have indicated that Carrian

stands by the correctness of the Scheme Accounts in

respect of both CIL and CHL Schemes. There is accordingly

a dispute between Carrian and BMFL as to the amount owing

by CIL, CHL and companies beneficially owned and

controlled by Mr Tan and his family.

4.

In order to resolve such dispute and with the aim of

making the two schemes a success (assuming that can be

achieved), BMFL is in principle prepared to accept with no

legal commitment at this stage a proposal from Mr Tan

whereby Mr Tan and his family controlled companies (except

CHL) takes up the disputed amount, and upon formal

acceptance, after full investigation, joins the CHL scheme.

5.

;

BMFL would be prepared to go further into discussing the

implementation of the proposal set forth above, if Mr Fell

indicated that he saw no fundamental objection to it.

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