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INFO ROUTINE UKMIS VIENNA, WASHINGTON, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
OUR TELNO 904: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT DAYA BAY
1.
AS SUGGESTED IN TUR, WE WROTE TO THE GUANGDONG SIDE ON 3 JULY PUTTING FORWARD NEW DATES FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS AND SUGGESTING THAT THE QUESTION OF CONFIDENTIALITY BE PUT ASIDE UNTIL THE REST OF THE OVERALL PACKAGE WAS CLEAR. THE GUANGDONG SIDE HAVE HOWEVER BRUSHED ASIDE THIS SUGGESTION. THEY INSIST THAT WE MUST FIRST GIVE THEM A POSITIVE RESPONSE ON THEIR LATEST PROPOSAL ON THE CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE. PROVIDED WE GIVE SUCH A RESPONSE, THEY PROPOSE A MEETING BE HELD BETWEEN THE PLENARY DELEGATIONS OF THE TWO SIDES TO CONFIRM AGREEMENT ON OFF-SITE ISSUES, INCLUDING THE CONFIDENTIALITY QUESTION. THEY ARGUE THAT THE EXPERT GROUPS HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORISED TO DISCUSS MATTERS OTHER THAN OFF-SITE ISSUES. THE AGENDA FOR FURTHER ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED BY THE EXPERT GROUPS, I.E. ON-SITE ISSUES, MUST THEREFORE BE DISCUSSED AND AGREED AT DELEGATIONS LEVEL AT THIS MEETING.
2.
THIS IS A MOST DISCOURAGING RESPONSE. TO PUSH FORWARD, WE HAVE NOW WRITTEN BACK TO THE GUANGDONG SIDE ACCEPTING THEIR SUGGESTIONS OF A DELEGATION-LEVEL MEETING. WE HAVE PROPOSED THAT THIS MEETING SHOULD BE HELD IN THE SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST, TO BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY AN EXPERT GROUP MEETING. WE HAVE OFFERED TO DISCUSS FURTHER THE CONFIDENTIALITY QUESTION AT THE MEETING, ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ON-SITE ISSUES WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE SAME
TIME.
3. IT IS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THEY WILL AGREE TO OUR PROPOSAL. AS PROPOSED IN PARA. 4 OF OUR TUR 999, WE HAVE ASKED WONG PO YAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE DAYA BAY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE, TO PRESS OUR CASE WITH THE GUANGDONG AUTHORITIES THROUGH HIS CONTACTS. WE HAVE ALSO ASKED C K HO OF THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY TO IMPRESS UPON HIS COUNTERPART IN THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER JOINT VENTURE COMPANY THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TWO SIDES MEETING AGAIN TO BREAK THE PRESENT DEADLOCK.
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