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YAXLEY SPOKE TO MISS TAM YESTERDAY MORNING TO ENCOURAGE HER TO AGREE TO THE EDF VISIT TO HONG KONG. SHE SEEMED RECEPTIVE AND PROMISED TO LET STONES OF CLP HAVE HEP PROPOSALS IN RESPECT OF TIMING AND CONTENT OF THE PRESENTATION.

2. CLEARLY MISS TAM IS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE LEGCO INDEPENDENT INITIATIVE (PARAGRAPH 2 OF OUR TELNO 2147), PT APPEARS THAT LEGCO

WESTERN WILL FORM TWO OR THREE GROUPS FOR VISITS TO N. AMERICA, EUROPE AND JAPAN. MISS TAM SAYS THAT THESE VISITS MUST BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST SO THAT LEGCO CAN COME TO DECISIONS ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER BEFORE (SHE SAYS) FURTHER CONTRACTS ARE SIGNED.

3. THE JAPANESE CONSUL GENERAL HAS ISSUED AN INVITATION TO MISS TAM/UMELCO TO VISIT JAPANESE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. IT SEEMS HE TOOK THIS INITIATIVE AS SOON AS LEGCO ANNOUNCED THEIR HINTENTION TO MOUNT THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.

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