TNAG-2016-FCO40-2871-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Japan-1990 — Page 231

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IN THE MATTER.

FURTHERMORE THE HKG HAS

EXPRESSED CLEAR INTEREST IN THE ANGLO/JAPANESE

CONSORTIUM, WHICH OFFERS. OUTSTANDING INDUSTRIAL

CAPABILITIES AND WHICH COMBINES THE COMPANIES

OF THE COUNTRIES WITH DIFFERING BUT DEEPLY

"Ecopozvin between

Vic and Japanse companies A

Itzi project and

COMMITTED INTERESTS IN HONG KONG. ALL THE WE BELIEVE

SIGHS ARE THAT THE CONSORTIUM STANDS A VERY GOOD

CHANCE OF SUCCESS PROVIDED IT CAN OFFER THE

FIRM COMMITMENT. OF THE COMPANIES AS PLANNED,

AND PROVIDED IT IS COMPETITIVE AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HKG UNQUOTE.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT MITSUI ARE UPSET AT TRAFALGAR

HOUSES'S FORTHRIGHTNESS IN APPROACHING THE JAPANESE

AMBASSADOR HERE AND THE FOUR BIG JAPANESE COMPANIES

DIRECT. TH SAY THEY REGRET THIS BUT FELT THAT THEY

MUST ACT. AT PRESENT THE POSITION IS THAT MITSUI HAS BEEN

KEEN TO SIGN UP ITS COMMITMENT TO THE CONSORTIUM,=

TO AGREE

BUT THE UK HAS BEEN UNWILLING FOR THIS UNTIL THE OTHER

KEY JAPANESE PLAYERS ARE ALSO COMMITTED. IN TALKING

TO MITSUI, THEREFORE, YOU WILL BE PREACHING TO THE

CONVERTED AS FAR AS MITSUI'S INVOLVEMENT IS CONCERNED;

THEY KEY ISSUE RELATES TO THE OTHER MAJOR JAPANESE

PLAYERS.

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6. WE WOULD BE. PLEASED FINALLY IF YOUR CONVERSATION

CAN THROW MORE LIGHT ON WHAT LOOKS LIKE AN

UNCHARACTERISTIC ́JAPANESE FAILURE TO GET THEIR ACT

TOGETHER. HIS COULD RESULT FROM A DESIRE TO DRIVE A

HARD COMMERCIAL BARGAIN, FOR EXAMPLE IN RESPECT OF

WORKSHARE; AS YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE IT IS VITAL THAT

THE UK SHOULD WIN AT LEAST HALF THE WORK WON BY THE

CONSORTIUM. IT COULD REFLECT DOUBTS

ABOUT THE

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