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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, PARIS, UKDEL VIENNA (2). MIPT: NUCLEAR SAFETY:
CHINA.
FOLLOWING IS FULL TEXT OF MY SPEAKING NOTE, A COPY OF WHICH I LEFT WITH LI PENG ON 14 JULY:-.
BEGINS:
BRITISH AND FRENCH MINISTERS WERE GLAD OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT DURING THE RECENT VISITS TO LONDON AND PARIS BY GENERAL SECRETARY HU YAOBANG AND VICE-PREMIER LI PENG. DURING THESE VISITS, VICE-PREMIER LI PENG SUGGESTEDTHAT THE BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS SHOULD HELP TO REASSURE PUBLIC OPINION IN HONG KONG ABOUT THE PROJECTS.
THE BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
WILL DO ALL THEY CAN. BUT THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT CORP- ORATION HAS A 75% SHARE IN THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT JOINT VENTURE COMPANY, WHICH WILL BUILD, OWN AND OPERATE THE POWER STATION.THE POWER STATION WILL BE BUILT AT DAYA BAY IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE. IF PUBLIC OPINION IN HONG KONG IS IN FACT TO BE
REASSURED. IT WILL BE ESSENTIAL FOR THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES AND INTERESTS CONCERNED TO SHOW HOW THEY ARE ACTING ON VICE-PREMIER LI PENG'S WORDS TO THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY: QUALITY AND SAFETY FIRST.
TO GIVE EARLY REASSURANCE TO PUBLIC OPINION IN HONG KONG, A GROUP OF MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL PROBABLY
VISIT FRANCE AT THE END OF JULY/EARLY AUGUST AS PART OF A FACT-
FINDING MISSION. THEY WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL ON EDF.
IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS THAT EDF WILL INVITE THEM TO VISIT FRENCH NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS.
ALSO IN ORDER TO REASSURE OPINION IN HONG KONG, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HOPES THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL BE ABLE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN HONG KONG TO VISIT PEKING AND THE DAYA BAY SITE.
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