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Airport file
AIRPORT: VISIT BY UK AIRPORTS GROUP
I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOW PROPOSED THAT THE UKAG TEAM SHOULD VISIT MACAU ON MONDAY 30 APRIL, AND BE IN HONG KONG ON THE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, WITH THE FORMAL PRESENTATION ON THE WEDNESDAY AND WITH TUESDAY THEREFORE AVAILABLE FOR CALLS. BALLARD AND THE UKAG TEAM ARE KEEN TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL ON THE KEY PLAYERS: I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THIS IN HAND, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HELP. SIR PIERS JACOBS, ANSON CHAN AND MICHAEL LEUNG ARE THE NAMES WHICH COME MOST SWIFTLY TO MIND, BUT YOU ARE BEST PLACED TO JUDGE THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND WILL KNOW THEIR AVAILABILITY. YOU WILL KNOW THAT BALLARD AND ONE OTHER ARE RETURNING TO THE UK ON THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BUT THAT THE REMAINING THREE WILL STAY LONGER TO BE AVAILABLE FOR MORE DETAILED TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS.
2.
AT EARLIER STAGES WE SUGGESTED THAT A PEP REPRESENTATIVE MIGHT BE IN HONG KONG AT THE SAME TIME: INDEED I HAD HOPED TO BE PRESENT MYSELF. HOWEVER WE HAVE RUN INTO DIFFICULTIES ON THIS AND, FOLLOWING DISCUSSION WITH BALLARD, WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT WE SHOULD PROCEED AS FOR THE ANGLO-JAPANESE CONSORTIUM PRESENTATION - IE THAT HMG PRESENCE AND SUPPORT SHOULD BE HANDLED THROUGH YOU WITHOUT ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION FROM HERE. BALLARD IS OF COURSE ENTIRELY HAPPY WITH THIS. WE VERY MUCH
HOPE THAT YOU WILL YOURSELF BE AS CLOSELY INVOLVED AS POSSIBLE, THOUGH I RECALL THAT YOU WERE PLANNING TO LEAVE FOR THE PRC
LATER IN THE WEEK. UKAG PEOPLE ARE NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE HONG KONG SCENE AND THEY ARE CONSCIOUS OF DEPENDING HEAVILY ON
THE BTC: WE WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD HOLD THEIR HAND ACCORDINGLY. MEANWHILE I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT HONG KONG LATER IN THE YEAR.
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GRATEFUL FOR YOUR OTHER TELEGRAMS ON DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO AIRPORT APPOINTMENTS. WE EXPECT TO RESPOND SHORTLY.
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