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WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT RECENT CONFLICTING HINFORMATION REGARDING THE TAMING OF THE SIGNING OF THE MAIN CONTRACTS FOR THE NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL ISLANDS AT DAYA BAY AND THE INTERCONNECTION
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2. HITHERTO OUR UNDERSTANDING WHICH IS BASED ON ADVICE GIVEN IN YOUR TELNO 1830 IS THAT ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE ARE KEEN THAT SIGNATURES SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER THIS IS LIKELY TO SLIP INTO OCTOBER. THUS IN HIS SPEECH WINDING UP THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON 16 JULY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID (PARAGRAPH 22) 1 AM GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS IN RELATION TO THIS PROJECT APE UNLIKELY TO BE IN PLACE BEFORE OCTOBER THIS YEAR. THAT IS TO SAY AFTER MY UNOFFICIAL COLLEAGUES VISITS AND REPORTS. THAT IS STILL SOME MONTHS AWAY AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT MY UNOFFICIAL COLLEAGUES CAN COMPLETE THEIR VISITS AND CONSIDEPATION OF THEIR FINDINGS WELL EBFORE THE RELEVANT DATE. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THERE SEEMS NO NEED TO SUGGEST THAT THE SIGNING OF CONTRACTS RE DELAYED. YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE FINANCIAL SECPETARY SPOKE ABOUT (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) ARRANGEMENTS NOT REING IN PLACE BEFORE OCTOBER RATHER THAN SAYING THAT SIGNATURE WOULD NOT TAKE PLACE BEFOPE OCTOBER.
3. YESTERDAY WE WERE INFORMED BY LORD KADOORIE AND STONES OF CLP THAT AT A MEETING HELD WITH WANG QUANG GUO, CHAIRMAN GNP JVC N SHENZHEN ON 23 JULY THE CHINESE SIDE SAID THAT CONTRACTS WOULD
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