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YOUR OTTER 74: SUPER HIGHWAY.

CALLED ON GORDON WU OF HOPEWELL HOLDINGS ON 29 APPIL. HE

CONFIRMED A REPORT IN THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST THAT HE HAD

DISCUSSED THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CHINESE PREMIER, ZHAO ZIYANG. HE

SAID THE DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE IN MARCH AND THAT IT WAS THE FOURTH

TIME HE HAD TALKED TO THE PREMIER ABOUT THE HIGHWAY. THE PREMIER

HAD AGREED THAT ONE PERSON SHOULD BE NOMINATED TO DRAW TOGETHER ALL

THE VARIOUS CHINESE INTERESTS IN THE ROAD. WU SAID HE HOPED THE

PERSON WOULD BE A FORMER GOVERNOR OF GUANGZHOU WHOM HE KNEW. HE

WOULD BE GOING TO GUANGZHOU WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO DISCUSS

THIS. AS SOON AS SOMEBODY WAS NOMINATED THE NEXT STAGE COULD BEGIN

IN EARNEST.

2. WU SAID HE HAD ALSO SUGGESTED TO THE PREMIER THAT INSTEAD OF

COMPENSATING THE FARMERS WHOSE LAND WOULD BE USED FOR THE ROAD, THE

CHINESE AUTHORITIES SHOULD APPANGE THAT THE FARMERS BE GIVEN A

SHARE IN THE PROJECT AND IN THE PROFITS. THIS SHOULD APPEAL TO THE

FARMERS AND IT WOULD ALSO REDUCE THE CAPITAL OUTLAY ON THE PROJECT.