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Guangdong provincial authorities and representatives of the UK power industry, including the Nuclear Power Company. The talks concerned various aspects of technical and economic co-operation in the construction of nuclear power stations in China, including the possible purchase of nuclear plant in the 600 MW to 1300 MW range from the UK, for Guangdong Province. There was then a lull in the discussions, apparently because of organisational difficulties experienced by the Chinese following the split of the Ministry of Water Conservancy and Electricity into two separate ministries.
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When discussions were resumed in September 1979, the Chinese raised the possibility of a joint venture with Hong Kong interests to construction a nuclear power station on the Chinese side of the border with Hong Kong. The Chinese authorities said that they would wish to recover a proportion of the foreign exchange costs of the project by selling half of the electricity produced by the plant to Hong Kong. Nam Tau peninsula on the Chinese side of Deep Bay was suggested as a possible site for the plant.
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The China Light and Power Company Limited (CLP) had already established a good relationship with the Guangdong authorities as a result of the April 1979 agreement, under which CLP sells 1 million units of electricity a day to the Guangdong Electric Company (KEC). The Chinese followed up their joint venture suggestion by initiating informal discussions with CLP in October 1979, and by subsequently inviting Sir Lawrence Kadoorie (Chairman of CLP) to Guangzhou for a formal meeting.
Meetings between CLP and KEC
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There have been three meetings at senior level between CLP and KEC, in November 1979 (in Guangzhou), in February 1980 (in Hong Kong) and in March 1980 (in Guangzhou). The Deputy Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (Dr W. Marshall) participated in the most recent meeting, as a member of the CLP team. The conclusions reached at these meetings may be summarised as follows:
(a) studies are to be put in hand to determine whether a joint
venture nuclear power project is feasible and commer- cially viable. The studies will be directed by an Executive Committee comprising senior representatives of CLP and KEC;
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four Sub-Committees will be formed, each to study and report on one of the following aspects of the project;
financial and economic aspects, and methods of joint development and management;
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