GRS 160
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 919
OF 09092OZ MARCH 87
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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DAYA BAY : THIRD PARTY LIABILITY
FOR YOUR INFORMATION QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT INSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS FOR DAYA BAY WERE RECENTLY RAISED BY THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP ON THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT. THE PRESS ARE ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF INTEREST AND THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ON THE SUBJECT IN TODAY'S HONG KONG STANDARD. A COPY OF THE ARTICLE IS BEING FAXED TO YOU. (A COPY WILL BE SENT IN THE NEXT BAG TO PEKING).
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WE ASSUME FROM THE ABSENCE OF A REPLY TO OUR TELNO. 8 OF 4 FEBRUARY 1987 TO PEKING THAT MADAM LIU XUEHONG HAS STILL NOT RESPONDED TO THE VARIOUS POINTS PUT TO HER ON 5 DECEMBER. POSSIBLY, IN VIEW OF THE TIME THAT HAS NOW ELAPSED SINCE THIS MATTER WAS RAISED WITH THE CHINESE, CONSIDERATION SHOULD NOW BE GIVEN TO GENTLY REMINDING THEM THAT WE ARE STILL AWAITING A REPLY. IN THE LIGHT OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON THE SUBJECT IN HONG KONG IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL IF WE COULD OBTAIN SOME CLARIFICATION FROM THE CHINESE OF THEIR APPROACH TO THIS MATTER.
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