28064Z
COMMENT
RESTRICTED
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 25010OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 1656
OF 241400Z JUNE 88
MKC 166
166/1
PQ'S ON DAYA BAY
1. WE HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING PO'S FOR WRITTEN ANSWER FROM DAFYDD ELIS THOMAS:
(A) TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE IF HE HAS CIRCULATED TO INDEPENDENT EXPERTS FOR PEER REVIEW THE REPORT BY THE UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG ON CONTIGENCY PLANNING FOR THE DAYA BAY PRESSURISED WATER REACTOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT:
(B) WHAT IS THE CURRENT FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR PLANT AT GUANGDONG NEAR HONG KONG.
2.
WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DRAFT REPLIES:
(A) THE UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY SUBMITTED THEIR CONTINGENCY PLANNING REPORT TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON 5 MAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ARE PLANNING ON THE
BASIS OF THE REPORT AND DO NOT INTEND TO CIRCULATE IT TO
INDEPENDENT EXPERTS FOR REVIEW.
(B) THE POWER STATION IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANIES OF GUANGDONG AND HONG KONG. WITH SHARES OF 75 PERCENT AND 25 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY.
FRAMATOME HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE
CONTRACT FOR THE NUCLEAR ISLAND. GEC/TURBINE GENERATORS HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONVENTIONAL ISLAND AND, IN A CONSORTIUM WITH THE SHANGDONG ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS OF INTENT FOR THE CIVIL WORKS CONTRACT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVENTIONAL ISLAND.
3. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS ON
THE ABOVE DRAFTS DESKBY 280B0OZ TO ENABLE US TO MEET OUR DEADLINE. WE WOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND YOU MAY HAVE ON THE COMPOSITION OF HONG KONG NIC.
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