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1981 Aug 14 - 1985 Sep 26
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1531
Hong Kong (Metro Cammell contract to supply rolling stock for Kowloon-Canton railway)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 38
Themes: Trade, Foreign policy (Asia), British policy towards Hong Kong

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Date Value Title
81 Aug 14 Fr Major Hong Kong: Baker letter to Brittan ("Metro-Cammell Ltd: Kowloon-Canton Railway") [extent of Government financial support for Metro-Cammell] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Aug 30 Fr Major Industry: John Gardiner of the Laird Group Plc letter to MT (Metro-Cammell Limited: production of trains for Kowloon-Canton Railway and British Rail) [seeks support from UK Government] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Sep 25 We Major Industry: Department of Trade and Industry letter to No.10 ("The Laird Group - Metro Cammell") [draft letter to John Gardiner: Kowloon-Canton railway and British Rail] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Sep 26 Th Major Industry: MT letter to John Gardiner of the Laird Group Plc (Metro-Cammell Limited: production of trains for Kowloon-Canton Railway and British Rail) [declassified Dec 2014]