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TELNO 1604
OF 281645Z JULY 86
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING PARIS
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YOUR TELNO 2435: DAYA BAY: OBSERVER AND HONG KONG STANDARD
ARTICLES
1.
WE HAVE COPIED THE HONG KONG STANDARD ARTICLE AS
REQUESTED IN TUR.
2.
(A)
(B)
3.
DTI HAS PREPARED THE FOLLOWING DEFENSIVE PRESSLINE:
(IF ASKED WHETHER THE CHINESE ONLY ORDERED GEC TURBINES
PROVIDED HONG KONG GUARANTEED TO TAKE A LARGE PROPORTION
OF THE ELECTRICITY GENERATED AT DAYA BAY) NO. ALTHOUGH
MINISTERS WERE ANXIOUS TO SEE THE TURBINE ORDER WON BY
UK, THERE WAS NO CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT TO THIS EFFECT. IN ANY CASE, THE AGREEMENT ON THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY
FROM DAYA BAY TO HONG KONG WAS CONCLUDED IN THE SUMMER OF
1984, WELL BEFORE THE COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATIONS ON THE
TURBINES BEGAN.
(IF ASKED WHETHER ANY REDUCTIONS IN GEC'S PRICE WOULD
LEAD TO A LOWERING OF QUALITY) NO. GEC HAVE ASSURED US
THAT THE COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATIONS HAVE NOT LED TO ANY
REDUCTIONS IN THE QUALITY OF THEIR EQUIPMENT.
FCO NEWS DEPARTMENT HAS NOT/NOT BEEN ASKED ABOUT THESE ARTICLES
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