TNAG-1498-FCO40-2056-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 74

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4. RECOGNISE THAT THESE ARE LARGE "ISSUES: AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS MN THE WIDER CONTEXT OF ANGLO-CHINESE RELATIONS, AND FOR DOMESTIC UK OPINION ON NUCLEAR ISSUES CANNOT BE IGNORED. BUT OPPOSITION TO DAYA BAY BASED ON GENUINE FEAR OF THE DANGERS TO HONG KONG *S NOT GOING TO DISSIPATE: AND BOTH HMG AND THE CHINESE WILL NEED TO GIVE DUE WEIGHT TO THAT FACT.

5. H HAVE NOT AS YET DISCUSSED THE ABOVE WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. OF YOU WISH, COULD DO THIS NEXT TUESDAY.

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