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PERSONAL FOR BENJAMIN FROM GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO OTTER 5: HOPEWELL AIRPORT PROJECT
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW ABOUT GORDON WU'S VISIT.
AS YOU ARE CLEARLY AWARE, THERE IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TAKES A FINAL DECISION ON WHETHER IT WISHES TO PURSUE SOME OR ALL OF THE HOPEWELL CONSORTIUM'S PROPOSALS (INCLUDING OF COURSE THE PORT FACILITIES AND TRANSPORT LINKS AS WELL AS THE AIRPORT) IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR OVERALL STRATEGIC PLANNING. I SHOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE FURTHER DETAILS OF OUR CURRENT THINKING IF YOU WOULD FIND IT HELPFUL.
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THANK YOU ALSO FOR THE LINE YOU TOOK ON MR.CLARK'S OF SENDING ME A LETTER. AS # AM SURE YOU REALISE, THE TIME IS LONG PAST WHEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT COULD EXPECT SPECIAL TREATMENT FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF A
COMMERCIAL CONTRACT. EVEN TO TRY TO OBTAIN THIS NOW WOULD BE SEEN
AS AN ATTEMPT BY HMG TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF HONG KONG WHILE THE GOING
.IS GOOD. THIS IS SOMETHING WE WOULD CLEARLY WANT TO AVOID. THERE IS OF COURSE ABSOLUTELY NO OBJECTION TO BRITISH COMPANIES
DOING THEIR UTMOST TO WIN BUSINESS ON A NORMAL COMMERCIAL BASIS.
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