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VISIT TO HONG KONG/PEKING BY MARSHALL AND PLAIL

8-12 December 1980

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1) Meeting between Dr Marshall of UKAEA and Lu Ying of EDVEDON REGISTRY 75 Government. Also present: Potter (NPC), Plail (AEA) and GeoffSODEC 1980 (Interpreter and of the Guangdong Economic Commission for ForeignICER REGISTRY

Countries Liaison Office) on 17 December in Guangdong

2) Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Guangdong/Hong Kong Joint Nuclear Project.

3) Discussions at banquet with Deputy Governor Wang and second meeting with Lu Ying after the banquet.

4) Meeting between Dr Marshall and the Governor of Hong Kong.

Also present: Wilson (Political Advisor), Peers-Jackson (Environ-

mental Department), Miller (Personal Assistant to the Governor)

and Plail (AEA)

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5) Dr Marshall, Sir Lawrence Kadoorie, Sir Sidney Gordon, Mr O S Plail.

Notes of First Meeting

Dr Marshall opened the meeting with Lu Ying by relating the developments that had taken place since their previous meeting on 12/13 November 1980. He indicated that in his opinion there was sympathy for the idea of equity partici- pation by the UK, although no final decision had been taken at the present moment by the British Government.

During the course of this discussion, Dr Marshall indicated that in his

opinion any equity participation would be in the form of a grouping of NNC/CEGB/ GEC/BNFL/AEA. The advantages of such an arrangement would mean that the joint

operating company would be able to call on the combined expertise of these various

organisations in a relatively easy manner.

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