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FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 08120OZ FO
TELNO 792
OF 080920Z JUNE 93
(59)
137426
MDHIAN 3873
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
$6
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INFO PRIORITY UKMIS VIENNA, WASHINGTON, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
St チ HONG KONG TELNOS 927 AND 930 AND YOUR TELNO 562 TO HONG KONG:
GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT DAYA BAY
1.
WE SHOULD BE HAPPY TO SEEK ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH CHEN ZENGQING AND HIS COLLEAGUES TO TRY TO TAKE THINGS FORWARD. FIRST, HOWEVER, WE NEED TO BE CLEAR ON OUR OBJECTIVES. PARA 4 OF FIRST TUR ASKS US TO ''SOUND OUT'' CHEN, BUT THE PROPOSED POINTS TO MAKE, EVEN IF REDRAFTED TO SOUND A BIT LESS PEREMPTORY, SEEM TO AMOUNT TO A FORMAL AND QUITE DETAILED NEGOTIATING POSITION. CHEN HAS SEEMED
WILLING IN THE PAST TO ENCOURAGE THE GUANGDONG PEOPLE TO SHOW MORE FLEXIBILITY BUT HE HAS SHOWN NO DISPOSITION TO ELBOW THEM ASIDE AND TO ENGAGE IN DETAILED NEGOTIATION WITH US: WE THEREFORE COULD NOT EXPECT HIM TO GIVE US A SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO HONG KONG'S PROPOSALS.
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WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT WE SHOULD TALK TO CHEN ON THE
FOLLOWING LINES:
DISAPPOINTED THAT PROBLEMS STILL REMAIN. HOPE BOTH SIDES CAN MAKE EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THEM AT NEXT ROUND OF TALKS (WE HAVE PROPOSED 17-22 JUNE HOPE ACCEPTABLE, AS TIME NOW VERY PRESSING).
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ON CONFIDENTIALITY HONG KONG HAVE BEEN LOOKING AGAIN AT WHETHER THEY COULD ACCEPT A CLAUSE IN THE AGREEMENT BASED ON ARTICLE 5 (3) OF THE IAEA CONVENTION. THIS WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM
BUT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE IF THE GUANGDONG SIDE COULD SPECIFY THE KIND
OF INFORMATION WHICH THEY WOULD DEEM CONFIDENTIAL (WE PRESUME IT WOULD ONLY BE COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION) AND GIVE
CERTAIN ASSURANCES ABOUT THEIR APPROACH.
- WE ALSO WONDER WHETHER, IF THERE WERE PUBLIC DEBATE ABOUT THIS IN HONG KONG, THE OFFICE OF THE NUCLEAR STEERING COMMITTEE WOULD BE ABLE TO ISSUE A REASSURING PUBLIC STATEMENT?
HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK OUT CLEAR GUIDELINES ON CO-ORDINATION OF INFORMATION RELEASE, ENSURING PROMPT
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