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TELNO 259
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING
YOUR TELNO 319: NEW AIRPORT
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1.
WE TAKE YOUR POINT ABOUT THE NEED FOR CLOSER COORDINATION
BETWEEN LONDON AND HONG KONG (BTC AND YOURSELVES) IN THIS
PARTICULAR CASE. DTI HAVE TAKEN THIS ON BOARD AND WILL KEEP US
AND BTC MORE CLOSELY IN THE PICTURE OVER ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
WITH THIS PROJECT.
2.
HAVING SAID THIS, WE HOPE ALL CONCERNED IN HONG KONG ARE
TAKING A SUITABLY ROBUST LINE IN DEALING WITH ANY IMPLICATION THAT
DTI WERE WRONG IN PRINCIPLE TO MAKE A GRANT TOWARDS THE COST OF THE
FEASIBILITY STUDY. WE AND DTI ARE OF COURSE KEEN TO COUNTER THE
CRITICISM FREQUENTLY HEARD THAT BRITISH INDUSTRY IS NOT ASSERTIVE
OR QUOTE BULLISH UNQUOTE ENOUGH IN ITS ATTEMPTS TO SECURE
BUSINESS IN HONG KONG (AND EVEN THAT THIS STEMS FROM A LACK OF
BRITISH BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG'S FUTURE). BUT WE DO
TAKE THE POINT THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF PRIOR COORDINATION IN
THIS CASE.
HOWE
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MR GILLMORE SIR D. WILSON
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