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MDHIAN 5797
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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 859
OF 220731Z JUNE 93
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AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS VIENNA, WASHINGTON, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNO 999: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT DAYA BAY
1 WE SHALL BE HAPPY TO SPEAK TO CHEN ZENGQING ALONG THE LINES PROPOSED IN PARA 3 OF TUR, ALTHOUGH I DOUBT THAT THESE ARGUMENTS WILL SERVE TO BRING THE CHINESE ROUND.
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WE FACE A PRACTICAL PROBLEM OVER TAKING ACTION THIS WEEK. COUNSELLOR, WHO HAS BEEN HANDLING THIS ISSUE, IS IN HONG KONG AND WILL NOT BE BACK UNTIL 28 JUNE. WITH THE SIXTH ROUND OF TALKS STARTING ON 23 JUNE AND LASTING FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO CHEN ZENGQING MYSELF, AND I AM RELUCTANT TO ASK THE MINISTER TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS WHICH HAVE HITHERTO BEEN IN CHINESE, AS I AM NOT SURE WE COULD LAY ON FULLY ADEQUATE INTERPRETATION. I HOPE THAT HONG KONG WILL BE ABLE TO AGREE TO OUR DELAYING THE APPROACH UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
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