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1 WE KNOW OF NO/NO VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U K. MANZIE (ANGLO/ JAPANESE CONSORTIUM) WHOM WE HAVE CONSULTED, SAYS THE AJC HAVE NO/NO PLANS FOR AN EARLY VISIT.
2. THE AJC ARE IN DISCUSSION WITH THREE CHINESE FIRMS WITH A VIEW TO THEIR PARTICIPATING, GIVEN THE RIGHT PRICE AND CONDITIONS, AS SUBCONTRACTORS IN THEIR CONSORTIUM. THESE ARE: YIU LIAN, A SUBSIDIARY OF CHINA MERCHANT HOLDINGS, FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF THE BRIDGE DECK AT SHEKOU. AJC ARE WELL ADVANCED IN TALK WITH A VIEW TO YIU LIAN CARRYING OUT THE ASSEMBLY WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE TRAFALGAR HOUSE SUBSIDIARY CLEVELAND STRUCUTRAL ENGINEERING AND/OR MITSUI ENGINEERING AND SHIPBUILDING: CHINA STATE SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION FOR FABRICATION OF PART OF THE DECK STRUCTURE: AND CHINA HARBOUR ENGINEERING AS A SUBCONTRACTOR TO GAMMON CONSTRUCTION, HONG KONG, FOR MARINE WORK FOR THE SUBSTRUCTURE OF THE BRIDGE (GAMMON, JOINT OWNED BY TRAFALGAR HOUSE AND JARDINES, WILL BE AJC'S LEAD SUBCONTRACTOR FOR THE SUB-STRUCTURE).
3. PLEASE THEREFORE EXPLAIN TO ZHANG OF CHINA ROAD AND BRIDGE THAT THE AJC ARE ALREADY IN DISCUSSION WITH OTHER CHINESE CORPORATIONS ABOUT SUBCONTRACT WORK ON THE BRIDGE, AND HAVE BEEN FOR SOME TIME, BUT WITHOUT GOING INTO THE DETAILS IN PARA. 2 ABOVE.
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