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WORST, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SEEK REDRESS.
THEREFORE, IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF HONG KONG PEOPLE COULD BE TOLD THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAD CONFIRMED THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE CHINESE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, SHOULD THEY WISH TO PURSUE A CLAIM IN RELATION TO A NUCLEAR ACCIDENT. WE HOPED THAT CHINA WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE SUCH CONFIRMATION.
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AS WELL AS NOTING WITH SATISFACTION THE EVENTS SINCE THE LAST CONTACT ON THIS CHANNEL (HMA'S CALL ON MEI ZHAORONG ON 15 SEPTEMBER), HMA MIGHT ALSO REMINDED THE CHINESE OF OUR INVITATION FOR A SMALL DELEGATION OF CHINESE NUCLEAR EXPERTS TO VISIT UK (PARA 6 OF OUR TELNO 828 TO PEKING).
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WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND PEKING'S THOUGHTS ON THE FOREGOING. WE UNDERSTAND FROM YAXLEY THAT HONG KONG MAY HAVE
A COPY OF CHINESE DOMESTIC LEGISLATION ON THIRD PARTY LIABILITY. IF THIS IS SO, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A TRANSLATION.
HOWE
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