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(A) AN INVITATION TO HONG KONG NOTABLES TO WESHT PEKING AND DAYA BAY. WE SUGGEST THAT THE CHINESE INVITE A CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE UMELCO PUBLIC UTILITIES PANEL (BUT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS IN A PRIVATE CAPACITY) DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND LEADING ACADEMICS, TO WASINT BOTH PEKING AND DAYA BAY. THIS 'UNWIITATHON, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE WISHT, SHOULD BE WELL PUBLICIISED IN HONG KONG.
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(B) A LIAISON VIGHT BY BRITISH NUCLEAR EXPERTS TO THEM COUNTERPARTS IN CHINA. THE INTENTION WOULD BE FOR THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES TO BE BRIEFED THE SAFETY ASPECTS AT DAYA BAY 'IN RESPECT OF DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, COMMINS SKONING AND OPERATION SO THAT THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS CAN BE ASSURED THAT THE
ARRANGEMENTS PROPOSED ARE AS GOOD AS THE CHINESE AND FRENCH SAY
THEY ARE: IN OTHER WORDS A SECOND OPINION. THIS EXERCISE WOULD BE
ESSENT HALLY FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION IN HONG KONG HAVING REGARD TO THE BRITISH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG UP UNTM 1997. WE APPRECIATE
THAT THIS PART OF THE EXERCISE WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE ** SUCH A
MANNER THAT INT DID NOT LOOK AS IF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAD DOUBTS ABOUT THE FRENCH NUCLEAR CAPABINUHTY. NEVERTHELESS, CONFIRMATHON BY BRIHTIPSH EXPERTS THAT THEY ARE ENTIRELY SATH:SPIED WITH THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF DAYA BAY WOULD NOT ONLY HAVE THE REASSURING EFFECT OF A SECOND OPINION BUT WOULD SHOW THAT THE BRINT:LSH GOVERNMENT IS SUFFICIENTLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FEARS N
HONG KONG TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE PURPOSE OF THE WIGHT WOULD
HAVE TO BE CAREFULLY EXPLAINED TO THE FRENCH AND CHINESE.
(C) THE POSSIBILITY OF A LONGER PERIOD OF FRENCH HYOLVEMENT IN THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE STATION SHOULD BE EXPLORED. THE POPULATION OF HONG KONG WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY BE REASSURED IN SOME MEASURE IF THE FRENCH WHTH THEIR CONSIDERABLE TRACK RECORD
WERE TO BE INVOLVED FOR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF YEARS AFTER CRIUTHCALINTY. 10 TO 15 YEARS COULD BE SUGGESTED. THE PROPOSAL COULD PREFERABLY COME FROM THE CHINESE SIDE AND BE PRESENTED AS ASSISTING SIN THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WHICH IS CONTEMPLATED IN THE
JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT.
PART TWO : EFFORTS BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
(Hi) A RETURN WISHT BY CLP ENGINEERS TO THE UMELCO PANEL.
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9. AT THE REQUEST OF MISS TAM WE ARE, BEHIND THE SCENES, AND THROUGH THE GOOD OFFICES OF CLP, ARRANGING FOR THREE CLP ENGINEERS SECONDED TO GNPJVC TO MEET THE UMELCO PANEL ON PUBLIC UTILITIES
FOR A SECOND TIME. SINCE THE FIRST MEETING THE PANEL HAS RECEIVED SUBMISSIONS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTALIST LOBBY WHICH IN TURN HAVE LED THE PANEL TO COME UP WITH A LENGTHY SET OF QUESTIONS WHICH CAN ONLY BE ANSWERED BY NUCLEAR ENGINEERS.
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