BACKGROUND
The PADS project is estimated to cost US $16.3 billion in total.
It comprises a new state of the art airport, a five fold expansion
of Hong Kong's container port, extensive transport links to connect
the new port and airport with urban and industrial areas and a new
town to house 150,000 people.
PADS is in effect a number of large but related high cost projects
offering opportunities at prime contractor, main contractor, sub-
contractor and supplier level and extensive requirements for
professional services. The project is high profile and companies
successful in winning business will benefit in other world markets
as a result of their involvement in such a prestigious project.
To maximise involvement and UK potential the opportunities need to
be drawn to the attention of UK civil engineering, manufacturing
and service companies ranging from major groups to small businesses
across a broad spectrum of UK industry. To achieve this objective
it is essential in the first instance to uncover the basic
information about the project. This should include sufficient
detail to allow each company within this wide cross-section of UK
industry to recognise the potential which the project offers for
its particular product or services. However, such information must
be gathered from a spread of offices and organisations in Hong
Kong, each with responsibility for specific areas of the project.
Moreover as the project progresses the number of organisations and
areas responsible for placing contracts will increase
significantly.
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