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OFFICIAL OPENING OF CASTLE PEAK "A" POWER STATION
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You wrote to Mike Pattison on 18 January.
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As it happens, the Chief Whip, who has recently visited Hong Kong, told the Prime Minister yesterday that Lord Kadoorie nad also expressed to him the hope that Mrs. Thatcher, during her own visit to Hong Kong in September, would be able to inaugurate the Castle Peak "A" Power Station. The Prime Minister told the Chief Whip that she would very much like to do this. Subject to confirmation from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office that they see no difficulty in incorporating this event in the programme, I shall therefore place your letter and the proposed reply to Lord Kadoorie before the Prime Minister soon.
Lord Kadoorie also discussed with the Chief Whip the latest situation regarding the Guangdong nuclear power station. He apparently argued that the only way of the UK obtaining a share of this business was to follow the approach which I understand he and Lord Weinstock had recommended earlier, namely that of a UK/French package. He believed that the line advocated by the UK Atomic Energy Authority, while it envisaged a bigger share of work to UK firms, had little or no chance of success. The Prime Minister made no comment on this point, but would be grateful for an assessment of the situation.
I am sending copies of this letter to Roderic Lyne (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and John Rhodes (Department of Trade).
Ms. Caroline Varley, Department of Industry,
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