CONFIDENTIAL
C 523
MDHOAN
5359
THERE ARE ADVANTAGES FOR YOU IN DEVELOPING TAI A CHAU AND DEVELOPING IT TO A HIGH STANDARD. BUT SEEN FROM A STRICTLY FINANCIAL POINT OF VIEW HERE, WE WOULD CLEARLY BE TRYING TO LOOK AT THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY OF HOUSING VBPS TO AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD. THE THREE STOREY BUILDINGS, IN THE ABOVE CONTEXT, COULD BE VIEWED AS LUXURIOUS, ALTHOUGH WE TAKE THE POINT ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL GEOTECHNICAL WORKS. FURTHER, THE PROPOSAL TO INSTAL PERMANENT WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS, WHILE IDEAL, COULD BE VIEWED AS SOMETHING WHICH IS NOT ESSENTIAL. IS NOT ESSENTIAL IF THESE
SYSTEMS WERE REMOVED IT COULD ALSO LEAD TO REDUCED COSTS IN AREAS (B) AND (C) OF THE QUOTE ROUGH INDICATION OF COSTS UNQUOTE.
(C) THE POUNDS 5.5M FOR EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION.
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FIRST AND SECOND TURS DEALT WITH YOUR NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COMPLETE AND TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS, MAINLY SECURITY, AT HIGH ISLAND, SEK KONG AND TAI A CHAU AND FOR PAYMENT AT FERRIES. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION AS TO WHAT STAGE THESE ADDITIONAL WORKS HAVE REACHED. WE HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THESE HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED (THE FENCE AT SEK KONG FOR EXAMPLE).
ON A POINT OF DETAIL, HKD 5M FOR A FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM AT HIGH ISLAND
SEEMS EXCESSIVE. IS THERE NOT A CHEAPER WAY? 7. IN ORDER TO ENABLE US TO MEET DEADINES HERE WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY ON PARAGRAPH 6 DESKBY 13090OZ.
MAJOR
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
16
LIMITED
HKD
RMD
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DISTRIBUTION
16
MR MCLAREN
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