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7. REGARDING YOUR POINT ABOUT BRIEFING FC, WE SHALL NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THE SENSITIVITIES OF STEPHEN CHEONG'S AD-HOC GROUP. IF YOU AGREE, I SHALL SUGGEST TO CHEONG THAT HE COULD INVITE ALL/ALL FC MEMBERS TO HIS GROUP WHEN WE GIVE THEM A SPECIAL BRIEFING ON 7 MAY. WE PLAN TO BRIEF THE PRESS LATER ON THE SAME DAY, AND THE BIDDERS THEMSELVES WILL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE RESULT THE NIGHT BEFORE. CONFIDENTIALITY SHOULD NOT, THEREFORE, BE AN ISSUE.

8. AS WE SHALL NEED TO ISSUE THE EXCO PAPER BY SATURDAY 2 MAY AT THE LATEST, I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE PROPOSAL IN PARAS 6 AND 7.'

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