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TO DESKBY 0409OOZ FCO

TELNO 2870

OF 040655Z SEPTEMBER 86

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FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR

YOUR TELNOS 1875-6: EXCO VISIT TO LONDON

1. * AGREE THAT A STATEMENT BY NUMBER 10 AFTER THE MEETING WOULD BE HELPFUL.

2. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE DRAFT IN YOUR SECOND TUR AND AM GENERALLY CONTENT WITH THE FORST 3 PARAGRAPHS, SAVE THAT A REFERENCE TO THE LAND COMMISSION SHOULD BE INSERTED INTO THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARA 3.

3. AS REGARDS THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT (YOUR PARA 3),* IN THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT NOT TO SAY ANYTHING IN THE STATEMENT. SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL PARAGRAPH, PERHAPS TO FOLLOW PARA 3:

*'ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT THE PRIME MINISTER REAFFIRMED HER GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE 1987 REVIEW. SHE REITERATED THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAD NO PRECONCEIVED IDEAS AS TO TS RESULTS, AND THAT FULL ACCOUNT WOULD BE TAKEN OF THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WHEN DRAWING CONCLUSIONS FROM THE REVIEW''.

4. ON DAYA BAY, TO BE HELPFUL BUT

MEMBERS EARLY NEXT

CAN SEE THAT THE FIRST PART OF PARA 5 HS MEANT

SHOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER FURTHER WITH EXCO WEEK, IN THE LIGHT OF PUBLIC OPHION HERE WHETHER OR NOT TO INCLUDE T. THE SECOND PART MIGHT EXPRESS CONFIDENCE THAT EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE PLANT ARE CARRIED OUT TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SAFETY STANDARDS.

5. WE MAY NEED TO AMEND THE DRAFT MIN THE LIGHT OF WHAT ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE AT THE MEETING.

YOUDE LIMITED H.KD.

DR. WILSON.

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