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TO DESKBY 20093OZ FCO
TELNO 1938
OF 20074OZ MAY 87
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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PEKING'S TELNOS 65 AND 66 : DAYA BAY : THIRD PARTY LHA BILINTY
1. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO PEKING FOR REPEATING THEIR TELNO 646 TO US.
WE FIND THE CHINESE POSITION BOTH REASSURING AND HELPFUL.
2. THE MINISTRY OF NUCLEAR INDUSTRY'S VIEW THAT A SPECIFIC PUBLIC
AFFIRMATION THAT THE PROVINSONS OF STATE COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 4 4
ALSO COVERED HONG KONG WAS UNNECESSARY (PEKHING'S TELNO 65) COULD,
HOWEVER, POSE US DIFFICULTIES. AS YOU KNOW, TH
E LEGCO AD HOC
GROUP ON DAYA BAY ARE LIKELY TO QUEST MON US ON THIS ISSUE
TOMORROW (21 MAY). IF ASKED WE PROPOSE REPLYING THAT WE HAVE BEEN
RECENTLY GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE HIGHLY UNLIKELY EVENT OF
A NUCELAR ACCIDENT AFFECTING GMT #ZENS IN HONG KONG A SUNT COULD
BE FILED IN A MAINLAND COURT AND THAT COMPENSATION, IF AWARDED, WOULD BE PAND IN A FOREIGN CURRENCY. AS THE AD HOC GROUP HAVE A PRESS BRIEFING AFTER THE IR MEETING THIS INFORMATION WOULD PROBABLY
GET BROAD MEDIA COVERAGE.
3. GRATEFUL YOU ADV-HSE DESKBY 21013OZ WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON OUR PROPOSED RESPONSE OR WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY
SUGGESTIONS ON THE APPROACH THAT WE MIGHT ADOPT SHOULD THE MATTER
BE RAISED.
WILSON
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