AUG 21 '86 17:16 TIBCOOL) HK GOVT
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(Press Cutting from Oriental Daily News dated 15.8.86)
In a reply to queries, FCO Minister Timothy Renton said the British Government has no intention of interfering
with the date for the signing of the Daya Bay contracts
(Report from London) FCC Minister Timothy Renton, in a recent letter to Tahour MP Robert Parry, replied that the British Government
has no intention of interfering with the date for the signing of the
Daya Bay contracts because these contracts symbolise an important
milestone in Sino-British trade.
kenton sala in the letter that the British Government under- stands the worry shown by the people of Hong Kong towards the nuclear power plant and, thus, maintains frequent contact with the Chinese
Government. The Chinese side has, thereby, pledged to accord the utmost
importance to the issue of safety of the Daya Bay nuclear plant. There
is no need for the people of Hong Kong to be overworried about the project.
Renton said once the people of Hong Kong have come to realise
how concerned the Chinese and the British governments are about the Daya
Bay project, their worries will subside, and that the purpose of the
recent LegCo fact-finding missions to Europe, the U.S. and Japan is to
enhance Hong Kong People's understanding of nuclear energy and their
confidence on the safety of the Daya Bay nuclear plant.
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According the informed sources, Parry had the intention of
meeting Sir Geoffrey Howe, the Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs, but the request was turned down because the FCO
did not think the urchin would be frikMl. An acully Parc wh
only given a written reply and no meeting was arranged.
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