RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1053
OF 01043OZ APRIL 89
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING
RESTRICTED
HKC166/1-
107120
MDLIAN 9332
TOP COPY Q DIST?
DAYA BAY : PLANS FOR FUTURE NUCLEAR PLANTS: BTC TELNO 97
DAKC166/2
1. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST OF 31 MARCH REPORTED THAT MR JIANG SHENGJIE, A TECHNICAL ADVISER TO THE CHINESE NUCLEAR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, HAD SAID IN PEKING THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WERE CONSIDERING AN INITIAL DOLLARS OPEN BRACKETS PERSUMABLY HONG KONG CLOSE BRACKETS 23.4 BILLION INVESTMENT IN A SECOND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AT DAYA BAY. MR JIANG HAD SAID THAT USING THE EXISTING DAYA BAY SUPPORTING FACILITIES COULD SAVE UP TO
DOLLARS 1.56 BILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. HE ALSO SAID
THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAD NO IMMEDIATE PLAN TO INVITE PARTNERS FROM OUTSIDE THE MAINLAND TO TAKE PART IN A NEW PROJECT.
COMMENT
2. THIS REPORT CONFLICTS WITH EARLIER INFORMATION. IT MAY WELL ONLY REPRESENT THE FLOATING OF A POSSIBLE SCHEME AND WILL COME TO
NOTHING. BUT INEVITABLY ANY SUGGESTION OF A NEW NUCLEAR PLANT NEAR
HK RAISES HACKLES HERE. MARTIN LEE HAS ALREADY COMMENTED ADVERSELY
ON THE REPORT.
3. WE ARE MAKING ENQUIRIES THROUGH CHINA LIGHT AND POWER HERE TO
SEE WHAT THEY CAN ADD. WE HAVE ALSO ASKED NCNA HERE IF THEY HAVE
ANY INFORMATION. THEY HAVE NOT BUT HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO FIND OUT. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE EMBASSY COULD ALSO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENQUIRE WHAT IS BEHIND MR JIANG'S REPORTED REMARKS. ANY
INFORMATION ON CHINESE PLANS FOR FURTHER NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND
THEIR LOCATIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
WILSON
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