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1. AT A LUNCH WHICH I GAVE FOR LORD PRIOR, CHAIRMAN OF GEC, ON 12 OCTOBER, STEWART ELLIOTT OF HOPEWELL CONFIRMED THAT THE GEC BID FOR SHAJIAO C WAS THE LOWEST. HE ADDED HOWEVER THAT SPEED ON THE PROJECT WOULD BE IMPORTANT AND THAT WHEREAS THE GEC/ALSTHOM BID HAD INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD DO THE WORK IN 40 MONTHS SOME OTHER HAD PROMISED TO DO IT IN 36.
2. THIS CLEARLY IS IMPORTANT. ALTHOUGH IT WAS SAID TO LORD PRIOR I AM NOT SURE, QUITE UNDERSTANDABLY, THAT HE APPRECIATED THE SIGNIFICANCE, SO I SUGGEST YOU PASS IT ON TO THOSE DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THE BID. I ASSUME IT LIKELY THAT THEY COULD IMPROVE THEIR TIME FACTOR IF THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS THEY HAVE TO BEAT.
3. I OF COURSE AGREE WITH ALL YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT GORDON WU AND HOPEWELL. I AM QUITE SURE HOWEVER THAT BRITISH COMPANIES WHO WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH HIM HAVE TO WORK ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT HIS PROJECTS WILL RUN. I HAVE SOUNDED OUT THE HEAD OF OVE ARUP HERE ABOUT SHAJIAO C. AS YOU KNOW OVE ARUP WORK CLOSELY WITH HOPEWELL. HE SAID THAT OF ALL GORDON WU'S PROJECTS SHAJIAO C WAS THE FIRMEST PROSPECT EVEN IF THERE STILL REMAIN SOME DOUBTS ABOUT THE TIMING WHICH MIGHT INVOLVE A SLIGHTLY LATER START THAN GORDON WU ENVISAGES.
4. THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION ERROR IN MY TUR. THE FINAL SENTENCE SHOULD READ QUOTE IT MAY SOON BECOME RATHER MORE PRESSING ETC. UNQUOTE.
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