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THEIR ALTERNATIVE FINANCIAL PACKAGES. THEY THEREFORE MADE IT CLEAR TO THE HKG THAT THEY DID NOT SEE HOW COMPLIANT BIDS COULD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FINANCE OFFERS. FURTHERMORE THEY MADE SOME APPROACH TO THE HKG TO SEEK RE-ASSURANCE AT A HIGH LEVEL: AND THAT RE-ASSURANCE HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING. MANZIE HAS BEEN TOLD THAT THE BIDS WILL BE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF THE TERMS SUBMITTED.
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CLEARLY THERE IS CONCERN THAT THE KOREANS STILL APPEAR TO BE IN STRONG CONTENTION: INDEED I GATHER THERE IS A SCMP REPORT SAYING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACT. THE INFORMAL REPORTS MANZIE HAS RECEIVED HAVE IN GENERAL BEEN ENCOURAGING.
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WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ANY FURTHER INFORMATION THAT YOU OR BURNS MAY BE ABLE TO ELICIT. MEANWHILE WE ARE PROCEEDING ON THE BASIS THAT NO FURTHER INITIATIVE OR ACTION IS APPROPRIATE FROM THIS END, AT ANY RATE UNLESS THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM.
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