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A-D

CONFIDENTIAL

For information

(7.1.86)

NOTE FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

XCCI (86)2 Copy No

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PA 178/10

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MKK 178/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

09 JAN1986

EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

Introduction

e

Following Members

consideration

of memorandum

XCS (85) 7 alia:

on 3 December 1985, the Governor ordered, inter

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(a)

(b)

(c)

that a letter of acceptance of the stand alone offer of the New Hong Kong Tunnel Consortium should be issued;

that the letter should be in the terms set out in Annex E to the memorandum with an addition to make it clear that the acceptance is on the basis of acceptance of joint and several liability by the companies participating in the consortium and addressed to each of the four participating companies in the consortium;

that each of the addressees of the letter should be asked to confirm his understanding and agreement with the letter by signing and returning a duplicate of the letter and that if any addressee was not prepared so to sign the matter should be referred back to the Council.

The Attorney General's Chambers prepared four letters of acceptance in accordance with these instructions which were duly signed by each member of the consortium. See copies attached at Annex A to D.

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There now exists a contract between Government and the Consortium which is jointly and severally binding on the individual members of the consortium, subject only to the coming into force of the Eastern Harbour Crossing Ordinance.

(The Secretary for Transport, MR.

I.F.C. MACPHERSON, will attend before the Council to answer questions raised.)

18 December 1985 (TBCR 3/4623/69 XV)

COUNCIL CHAMBER

CONFIDENTIAL