"İYON :-"DONAŁħ ANDERSON, M.P.
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M. Tum Reston 17 SEP 1986
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August 14, 1986.
"Yesterday I met TRINI LEUNG secretory
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to the Seacting to the coalition of over 100 Hong Kong group which
the planned nucher power station at SAYA BAY.
Since mid-June over 1.2 residents of Hory Kory have signed the petition opposing the project. The opinion polls commissioned by the South China Morning Post and District Bould
are said to show over 70 per cent of people in the Colony are hostile to the project, largely because of oncectie about safety which have been increased both by the confidential Harwell Report, claiming that population evacuation would be feasible after a nuclear accident, and by leaker Government papers.
The coalition dispute even the need for witte Pewer capacity, claiming that completion of the Castle Peak Power Station in Hong Kong would be rufficient. They fear that Hongkong's interests are being oversiden by those of China and Britans in this the fest mal test case of the Ogreement. and ther without adequate assuances about consultation there could be political dangers In short every interest is set to benefit uxcept that of the people of Hong Kong Themselves.
They have just heerd from the NCNA that a Chinese Minister will accept the petition at the end of this month. would out Ambassador meet them at that time
Sit clear that Chêra has decided to preed in spite of the anxieties in the Colony? What anwences can be given and Safety and is HMG in favor of a public hearing in the - Colony? Is it correct that our Ambassador in Peking
notified Vice- Renier LI PENG in rid-July of the anti-nuclea sentiment in Hong Kong? If so with what result, and are such consultations continuing I is it intended to reato further representation
? in the light of avaety in the Colony?
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