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TELNO OTTER 17
OF 230845Z JANUARY 87 INFO IMMEDIATE FCO
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
HKK 1804
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MCOLIVED IN REG SAY
23 JAN 1987
FOR OT2 AND PEP.
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PROPOSED ROAD/AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT
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CHINESE LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER MING PAO REPORTS TODAY THAT DTI HAS APPROVED AN ALLOCATION OF HK DOLLARS 4M FOR FIVE COMPANIES TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY. REPORT SUGGESTS THAT ALTHOUGH THE GRANT WILL ONLY COVER A SMALL PART OF THE TOTAL COST THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT WILL BE A GREAT BOOST TO THE CHANCES OF THE PROJECT GOING AHEAD.
2. THIS IS OF COURSE AN IMPORTANT ASSERTION BEARING IN MIND THAT
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET. GIVEN ITS OWN VIEW OF THE PROJECT. WE ARE BEING PRESSED BY THE MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT FOR CONFIRMATION OR
CLARIFICATION.
3. WE NEED DETAILS SOONEST AND WILL RING OT2 AT 23093OZ.
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4. I TOLD GORDON WU SOME TIME AGO THAT IF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
GAVE THE PROJECT SOME ENCOURAGEMENT THE UK WOULD IN PRINCIPLE LOOK FAVOURABLY ON SUPPORT FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY. I THINK ANY PUBLIC STATEMENT SHOULD BE BASED ON THIS FORM OF WORDS. I ASSUME IT
IS NOT REPEAT NOT THE INTENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT TO HELP FINANCE A STUDY UNLESS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DOES GIVE SOME ENCOURAGEMENT.
5. INCIDENTALLY WE HAVE JUST HEARD FROM LLEWELYN-DAVIES WEEKS THAT
ODA HAVE AGREED TO FINANCE A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF AN AIRPORT AT
SHENZEN. THE POSSIBILITY OF AN AIRPORT AT SHENZEN COULD HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE HONG KONG SCHEME. PLEASE CLARIFY.
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