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TO DESKBY 020100Z HONG KONG
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OF 01173OZ MAY 92
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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UKREP JLG TELNO 183: AIRPORT PROJECT
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WE NOTE FROM PARA 5 OF T.U.R. YOUR LATEST TIMETABLE FOR DECISIONS ON THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING CONTRACT. THIS BRINGS FORWARD THE DATE OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE MID-MAY DATE WE HAD BEEN EXPECTING.
2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND MR GOODLAD ARE BOTH NOW AWAY UNTIL AFTER THE EARLY MAY LONG WEEKEND HOLIDAY. WE SHOULD LIKE TO BRIEF MINISTERS ON THE DECISION BEFORE IT BECOMES PUBLIC AND THEY ARE TACKLED BY THE PRESS. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THE MATERIAL WITH WHICH TO DO SO BY 09OOZ ON 5 MAY. THIS WILL MEAN THAT BRITISH MINISTERS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE DECISION IN PARALLEL AT LEAST WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. IT WILL BE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT HOWEVER THAT WE SHOULD BE IN A POSITION TO BRIEF THE PRIME MINISTER AND OTHER MINISTERS IN ADVANCE OF ANY PUBLICITY IF THE DECISION IS TO GO AGAINST THE ANGLO-JAPANESE CONSORTIUM.
3. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT, IF THERE ARE LEAKS OVER THE WEEKEND OR YOU DECIDE TO BRING FORWARD THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, WE SHALL NEED EARLY DETAILS IN ORDER TO BRIEF NUMBER 10 AND OTHERS (INCLUDING THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHO WILL BE OVERSEAS).
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