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FM HKONG XBGR0318 13APRE3
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INFO LDN PEKIN
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might like to see a 3ad harly / now fron FEH (UK news) WIF
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WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN FEW ER UNSETTLING PUBLIC UTTERANCES BY PRC IN
LAST FEW MONTHS, A SENSE OF NERVOUSNESS STILL PREVAILS. IN FACT LOCAL
RUMCUR MILL CURRENTLY SAYS THAT TALKS ARE NOT/NOT GOING WELL.ONE OF
MORE PREVALENT RUMOURS IS THAT PRC REFUSES TO DISCUSS ANYTHING UNTIL
UK ACCEPTS PRC SOVEREIGNTY OVER ALL OF HKONG. IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT
GOV YOUDE WOULD JOIN TALKS BEFORE NOW BUT THERE IS NO/NO INDICATION
THAT HE WILL DO SO IN NEAR FUTURE WHICH APPEARS TO GIVE SOME
CREDENCE TO VIEW THAT PRELIMINARY TALKS ARE NOT/NOT GOING WELL.
2.IT APPEARS ALSO THAT BOTH SIDES ARE SEEKING TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR
INTEREST IN HKONG.LAST FEW MONTHS HAS SEEN VISITS BY LORD BELS TEAD
(LAST DEC)SECRETARY OF INDUSTRY,SECRETARY OF TRADE (LORD COCKFIELD),
AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.ON CHINESE SIDE RECENT APPOINTMENTS
TO NPC INCLUDE 16 FROM HKONG. ALSO PRC CONTINUE TO INVITE LOCAL ORGS
TO PEKIN(ACADEMICS, DEVELOPERS, INDUSTRIALISTS).
3.LDNS TEL INGR 31 MAR REFERS TO NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT. IT IS TRUE
THAT HKONG GOVT SEES THIS AS AN IMPORTANT CONFIDENCE BUILDING SIGNAL
FOR ONGOING COOPERATION. PROJECT ONLY MAKES SENSE IF SUBSTANTIAL
PORTION CF ELECTRICITY GENERATED CAN BE SOLD TO HKONG FOR HARD
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