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TELNO INTRA 131
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MY TELNO 124: HONG KONG AIRPORT PROJECT: MAIN BRIDGE CONTRACT
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL VOTED THROUGH (28 FOR, 10 AGAINST) THE EXTRA HK DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION FUNDING REQUIRED TO CONVERT MARCH 1991 ESTIMATES INTO WHAT THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY HAS TERMED 'MONEY OF THE DAY' COSTS BETWEEN NOW AND MID-1997 WHEN THE PROGRAMME WILL BE COMPLETED. THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED THIS MORNING BY DR CHARLES BOYCE (DIRECTOR, DORMAN LONG) FOR TRAFALGAR HOUSE AND MR SK KWEI (DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS) FOR HKG.
2. THERE WAS SOME ADVERSE COMMENT IN THE PRESS OVER THE WEEKEND
ABOUT HKG'S DECISION NOT TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO THE LOWEST BIDDER IE HYUNDAI, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING OF NOTE IN TODAY'S PRESS. THE SUBJECT IS FAST LOSING ITS NEWSWORTHINESS, FOR THE TIME BEING AT LEAST. THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S FULL EXPLANATION, WHICH APPEARED IN THE SUNDAY MORNING POST (BEING FAXED SEPARATELY) HAS TAKEN MUCH OF THE HEAT OUT OF THE DEBATE.
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