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and a matter of money (The Foreign Exchange Reserve)
We would like to thank the Queen for commanding her private secretary to acknowledge receipt of our letter of 5th September. We also acknowledge receipt of reply dated 17th September from D. J. G. Barton of the Hong Kong Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
We read with deep regret the above mentioned reply even though it was written with substantial eloquence as befitting the superb British politician. The reasons are as follows:
1. The letter stated that "Her Majesty's government is conscious of its responsibility for the safety of the people of Hong Kong, as part of its overall responsiblity for the territory. We have followed very closely the expressions of concern in H.K. about the safety of the Day Bay Project and have stressed to the Chinese authorities several times the need for them to take steps to allay these concerns by ensuring that the plant will be built, operated and managed safely."
This effort to "stress to the Chinese authorities" is equivalent to suggesting that the Chinese authorities need the "stress". We are in great doubt of this need.
2. We like to thank Your Majesty's for instructing your servant Mr.Barton to "point out that there is no link of any kind between the Chinese choice of the U.K. firm GEC as the supplier of turbine generators for the project and the Agreement on the future of Hong Kong", while not denying the fact that Britain obtained economic concessions for the return of "sovereignty" to China. Mr Barton's letter overlooked the fact that Lord Kadoorie of Britain owns China Power and Light, which in turn owns the H.K. nuclear Investment Co., which is a partner in the Joint Venture for the Daya Bay Nuclear Plant. The Joint Venture is responsible for converting Lord Kadoorie's dream to reality. (Attached "Kadoories's Dream. H.K. Standard 17.8.1986) The H.K. Nuclear Investment Co. owns 25% controlling share interest and is also responsible for supplying not only the GEC turbine generators but also the high-tech etc. to build the Daya Bay plant. The
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