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SHAJIAO POWER STATION

WE HAVE TAKEN UP YOUR SUGGESTION AND SPOKEN TO GECA. THEY ARE TAKING THE FIRST TWO UNITS VERY SERIOUSLY BUT ARE MORE DOUBTFUL ABOUT THE PROSPECTS FOR THE MEGA POWER STATION.

PHILLIPINES

C. WE ARE PURSUING THE PATANTAS PROJECT WITH THE COMPANIES AND WITH THE POST.

HONG KONG AIRPORT RAIL LINK

D. GIVEN THE ENERGETIC EFFORTS CURRENTLY BEING MADE BY METROTEC TO WIN THE GUANGZHOU METRO PROJECT, THERE IS SOME INTEREST IN USING THIS GROUPING IN PURSUIT OF THE AIRPORT LINK. HOWEVER THE

CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SO DIFFERENT AND COMPANY RIVALRIES SO STRONG THAT THIS APPROACH IS UNLIKELY TO BE ADOPTED. REPRESENTATIVES OF METROTEC WILL BE VISITING

GUANGZHOU IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND WED WILL URGE THEM TO CALL ON YOU.

I TOO WAS CONCERNED TO LEARN THAT RONAN HAS BEEN RAISING THE

EXTENT OF POLITICAL RISK BEYOND 1997. I WILL TACKLE

HIM ON THIS: THIS IS CERTAINTLY NOT THE APPROACH

BEING TAKEN BY GEC ALSTHOM ON THE POWER STATION.

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