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HONG KONG TELEGRAMS NO.1936 AND 1948:

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1. THINK THAT THERE IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO BE ADDED TO THE STRATEGY PROPOSED IN HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO.1936. THIS IS THAT THE

BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS SHOULD EXERT CONSTANT PRESSURE ON

THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY ARE FULLY ALIVE TO THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY

OF THE DAYA BAY STATION EXPRESSED IN HONG KONG AND THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN, AND WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE, ALL POSSIBLE STEPS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE STATION DURING ITS CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING LIFE..

2. ONE CHANNEL FOR THE EXERCISE OF PRESSURE BOTH ON THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY WILL BE THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY (HKNIC), THE MINORITY SHAREHOLDER IN THE JOINT VENTURE. COMPANY, THE LATTER. WILL OWN THE STATION. AND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS OPERATION AFTER CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. A KEY FIGURE HERE, IT SEEMS TO ME, IS STONES. HE HOLDS SENIOR POSTS IN CHINA LIGHT AND POWER (CLP), THE HKNIC AND THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY (OF WHICH HE IS VICE-CHAIRMAN). HE IS ALSO WELL KNOWN TO LI PENG AND COULD WELL MEET LI. WHEN HE VISITS PEKING ON CLP/GEC BUSINESS IN JULY.

2. I MAY WISH TO COMMENT FURTHER AFTER THE RETURN OF DAVIES (COMMERCIAL COUNSELLOR) TO PEKING FROM A PROVINCIAL TOUR ON 26 JUNE.

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