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TELEGRAM NUMBER INDUS 162 OF 4 JUNE
FOR MARCH FROM BROWN
PA.
Guangdong nuclear
HKK 1661 HEAD Hkk1661
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 - 6 JUN 1980
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PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING FROM MARSHALL TO SLK AND COP TO STONES:
DEAR SIR LAWRENCE
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YOU ASKED ME TO REPORT BACK TO YOU UPON MY VISIT WITH THE GOVERNOR
WHICH TOOK PLACE ON MY LAST DAY IN HONG KONG. WE HAD A VERY FRUITFUL DISCUSSION TOGETHER FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF. THE GOVERNOR HAD INVITED MR JEAFFRESON, MR WILSON AND DEREK MARCH TO DE PRESENT. HE HAD APPARENTLY NOT INVITED MR JONES, THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECRETARY, TO JOIN
THE MEETING.
AS I HAD MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE, AND WITH YOUR PRIOR AGREEMENT, 1 SHOWED THE GOVERNOR MY PAPER ENTITLED QUOTE KEY ISSUES UNQUOTE, AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE DISCUSSION WE HAD HAD ON TUESDAY IN CANTON ON THAT PAPER. MOST OF THE TIME WAS TAKEN UP WITH MY EXPLAINING TO THE COVER- NOR WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS OF EACH ITEM WERE. HOWEVER, SEVERAL FURTHER IMPORTANT POINTS CAME OUT OF THE DISCUSSION AND THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THOSE.
THE GOVERNOR STRONGLY APPROVES OF YOUR STATEMENT CONCERNING SAFETY OF REACTORS. HE WISHES TO TAKE A SIMILAR POSITION HIMSELF AND IN PUBLIC IS GOING TO STATE THAT HE IS RELYING ON THE FACT THAT THE UKAEA ARE YOUR ADVISERS ON THIS MATTER AND IN ADDITION HE IS TAKING THE TROUBLE TO HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL ADVICE FROM THE BRITISH NUCLEAR INSPECTOR. HE WISHES TO HOLD TO THIS VERY SIMPLE PROPOSITION AND NOT DEVELOP WITHIN HONG KONG ANY INDEPENDENT VIEW ABOUT THE SAFETY OR ENVIRON- MENTAL ACCEPTABILITY OF A NUCLEAR POWER STATION. HE HAS THEREFORE NOT PERMITTED THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECRETARY OF HONG KONG TO HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT.
WHEN I HAD PREVIOUSLY SEEN THE GOVERNOR HE HAD MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE DID NOT THINK THERE WOULD BE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL OPPOSITION TO MECLEAR POWER IN HONG KONG. HEW NOW VISHED TO CORRECT HIMSELF BY
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