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INFO HMMED RATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON IN PRORISTY PARIS, PEKING, UKDEL HAEA VIENNA

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NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA

WE HAVE SENT YOU SEPARATELY A DETAILED REPORT ON THE SECOND

SESSION OF THE UMELCO PANEL HELD LAST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE

THREE DAYA BAY ENGINEERS WHO ATTENDED THE FIRST SESSION ON 27

JUNE STONES OF CLP/HKNC PLUS OTHER STAFF AND ALSO SHR JACK CATER,

FIRST DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER GNPJVC WERE PRESENT. THE SESSION WAS

OPEN TO THE PRESS.

2. THE PANEL WAS JOHNED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF LEGCO WINCLUDING LYDNA

DUNN (TOTAL 27). HIT WAS A TOUGH AND AGRESSIVE SESSION WITH SOME

LEGCO MEMBERS PLAYING TO THE PRESS GALLERY. UNFORTUNATELY SOME

MEMBERS (PERHAPS A MAJORITY) REMAIN UNCONVINCED BY THE ASSURANCES

OF SAFETY PROVIDED BY CLP/HKNC. AS A RESULT AND FOLLOWING

DISCUSSION AT THE LEGCO #NHOUSE SESSION LATER IN THE DAY MEMBERS

HAVE NOW DECIDED TO MOUNT THEAR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION

INTO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR POWER. ACCORDING TO THE PRESS

THEY PROPOSE TO MAKE OVERSEAS VISITS TO COUNTRIES WHICH ALREADY HAVE

AN ESTABLISHED NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAMME, TO THOSE WHERE PLANTS ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ALSO TO THOSE WHICH HAVE

SCRAPPED PROJECTS. THEY ARE PARTICULARLY ANXIOUS TO MEET MPS N NORDIC COUNTRIES WHO HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH NUCLEAR POWER STATION MATTERS. ON SATURDAY MORNING UMELCO STAFF SOUGHT OUR VIEWS AND

THOSE OF CLP AS TO SUNTABLE PLANTS TO WISHT. HIT HIS NOT CLEAR HOW UMELCO INTEND TO ARRANGE THESE VARSHITS THOUGH WE EXPECT THAT

APPROACHES WILL BE MADE TO CONSULATES HERE.

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