TNAG-2379-FCO40-3458-Hong-Kong-nationality-British-Nationality-(Hong-Kong)-Act-19-1991 — Page 32

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WHICH

uroud Managing director

1250 Faer, Hutchison House

10 Harcoun Road

Hong Kong

Talex: 73176 HILMK HX

Fax: 852-810 0705

Telephone 852-523 0161

n' Smita

Hutchison Whampoa Limited

Our Ref : SM/045/91

HWL

Private & Confidential

Mr. Peter Heap, C.M.G. Senior Trade Commissioner British Trade Commission 9/F Bank of America Tower 12 Harcourt Road Hong Kong

Dear Petar

Register

Destroy after

Received in Registry

22 JAN 1991

Desk Officer

INDEX

PA

PRIORITY

21st January, 1991

Re: The British Nationality Scheme ("the Scheme")

British Connections

-

Further to

discussions our

the other day, I

would like

clarify to

certain aspects of the status of Hutchison the four main companies within the K.S. Li Group Whampoa Ltd. ("HWL"),

Holdings Cavendish International Ltd.

("Cavendish"), Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd. ("HKE") and Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. ("Cheung Kong").

The

down

and

I have previously covered the subject of trade between our four companies and the United Kingdom. figure of £250 million between 1987 and 1989 breaks between

HKE 25% the four companies as

follows: HWL 50%, and the balance roughly split between Cheung Kong Cavendish. The purchases from the United Kingdom made by Cheung Kong and Cavendish relate largely for materials used in building construction and include HK$70 million for kitchen cabinet, $50 million on bathroom fixtures and $30

electronic million for

building

on-going

in the next 3 years.

I have

programme

equipment. these

Based

од their

figures

could

double

and

covered the subject of Ownership do not have much to add, but I enclose an organisational chart of the K.S.

K.S. Li Group which identifies the percentage holdings of the four companies, at Schedule One.

As you can see from this enclosed chart, Cavendish a 65% owned subsidiary of HWL. The 35% holding in HKE by Cavendish is clearly a controlling share.

is

seem to me,

therefore, that

under the HWL umbrella.

It would both HKE and Cavendish come

Vollars: SorokkalÍ

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