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FM BTC HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE INTRA
TELNO INTRA 160
OF 22100OZ JUNE 92
AND TO PRIORITY FCO
HKA 182/4-
FROM BTC HONG KONG AS CONSULATE GENERAL FOR MACAU
FOR GALLAHER PEP, AND MURRAY OT2/20.
MACAU AIRPORT CONTRACT.
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UKAG CONSORTIUM ALMOST CERTAINLY OUT. AMEC/GAMMON IN WITH A REASONABLE CHANCE, CO-ORDINATION AND ECGD SUPPORT VITAL NOW .
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PROFESSOR PINTO (CHAIRMAN MACAU AIRPORT COMPANY) TOLD GRAHAM AND ME AT A QBP IN MACAU ON 20 JUNE THAT HIS BOARD WOULD DECIDE BY 1 JULY THE TWO CONSORTIA WHO WOULD BE CALLED FOR FURTHER TALKS, BEFORE AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR AIRPORT TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT PROVISION BY THE MIDDLE OF JULY. (SEE
MY TELNO 179).
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PINTO SAID THAT THE FRENCH-LED CONSORTIUM (SPIE BATIGNOLLES AND HIP HING CONSTRUCTION) HAD THE BEST PROPOSAL, INCLUDING COFACE GUARANTEES FOR MUCH OF THE EQUIPMENT. THE CONSORTIUM THAT INCLUDED AMEC ALSO LOOKED VERY ATTRACTIVE, AND STOOD THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING THE OTHER CONSORTIUM (THIS CONSORTIUM IS ANGLO- PORTUGUESE AND ALSO INCLUDES GAMMON).
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WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE UKAG/BALLAST NEEDHAM CONSORTIUM, PINTO SAID THAT HE WAS STILL LOOKING AT ALL THE GROUPS BUT THAT THIS GROUP WAS LYING THIRD OR FORTH AND THE MOMENT.
4.
PINTO IMPLIED THAT THE FRENCH GROUP'S GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS A PLUS POINT BUT THAT THERE WAS LITTLE DIFFERENCE OTHERWISE FINANCIALLY. HE THOUGHT THE AMEC GROUP PROFESSIONAL. HE HAS TOLD GRAHAM BEFORE THAT HIP HING (NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY) HAS A GOOD TRACK RECORD IN HONG KONG. PINTO COMMENTED WRILY THAT HE WAS SORRY THE FRENCH GROUP HAD NO PORTUGUESE ELEMENT, BUT THERE IT WAS.
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