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water. Cross-border electricity supplies would fit into
the pattern of increasing cooperation between Hong Kong
andGuangdong. The Hong Kong Government are therefore
sympathetic to the concept. They would require satisfac-
tory agreements on safety and environmental issues,
They have
security of supply and tariff structure.
however been concerned that any hindrances put in the way
by HMG (eg non-proliferation conditions) might result in
the project straining rather than improving political
relations.
Feasibility Study
It
4. A joint Executive Committee of KEC and CLP was
established in early 1980. This produced a feasibility
study (to cover eg safety, siting, financing, supply
etc) which was delivered to the Chinese in December.
concluded that it would be possible for the two utilities
jointly to construct and operate a 2 x 900 MW PWR station
in Guangdong, the foreign exchange costs of which would
be met from electricity sales to Hong Kong. The study
recommended that 'in the selection of equipment suppliers
preference should be given to Chinese and UK
manufacturers if their offers on conventional equipment
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are technically sound and are competitive ...'.
study identified three potential reactor suppliers,
Framatome, KWU and Westinghouse, and five turbine
The
generator manufacturers, GEC, General Electric, Alsthom,
Westinghouse and KWU. The UK has been involved in the
feasibility study through the participation of
Dr Walter Marshall as technical adviser to CLP (the cost
of this support being borne equally by GEC and the
Department of Trade Overseas Project Fund).
The time-
scale for PRC consideration of the study is not clear but
the Chief Secretary Hong Kong was told in Canton
/on
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