RESTRICTED PERSONAL
160076
MDLIAN 7472
RESTRICTED
PERSONAL
FM DTI
TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KON
TELNO OTTER 001
+KC182
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
16 JAN 1990
OF 02090OZ JANUARY 90
IND
DESK OFFICER
ती
REGISTRY
Action Takeri
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
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Mc Stare
монысы
насов
PERSONAL FOR SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER FROM ADAMS, HD OF PEP
HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT: MANZIE PROPOSAL
I HAVE BRIEFED BOTH TRAFALGAR HOUSE AND MANZIE ON THE REACTIONS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT (YOUR TELS OTTER 266 AND 267). OUR AND THEIR CONCLUSION IS THAT WE SHOULD PRESS AHEAD WITH MANZIE GIVEN THE GOVERNOR'S POSITIVE REACTION. IT WILL NOT BE EASY TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE CANDIDATE AND THE JOB NEEDS TO BE FILLED QUICKLY. IF HOWEVER MANZIE FAILS TO OBTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE CABINET OFFICE FOR HIS EARLY APPOINTMENT AS PART TIME CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAFALGAR HOUSE/COSTAIN JOINT VENTURE COMPANY. THEN WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK ELSEWHERE.
2.
GIVEN THE DELICACY OF THIS SUBJECT AND THE FAIRLY WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF TELEGRAMS ON THE AIRPORT PROJECT PLEASE HANDLE IN SEPARATE SERIES USING PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION.
entu
W3%,
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
ΜΑΙΝ
NO DISTRIBUTION
DTI VICTORIA ST
COMED
HKD
MR ADAMS HD/PEP, DTI VIC ST MR ROGERS, DTI VIC ST
MR FINCH, DTI VIC ST
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