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OCMIAN 8217

CONFIDENTIAL

OO HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

071430Z JUL

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1356

OF 071430Z JULY 86

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

(2261)

YOUR TELNO 2147: NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA

1.

WE NOTE FROM TUR THAT UMELCO HAVE NOW DECIDED TO MOUNT THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF

NUCLEAR POWER.

2.

MAY WE TAKE IT THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT REDUCES THE LIKLIHOOD THAT UMELCO MEMBERS WILL TABLE A HOSTILE MOTION ON DAYA BAY FOR DEBATE IN LEGCO BEFORE THE END OF THE PRESENT SESSION? (YOUR TELNO 2132 REFERS.) AT FIRST SIGHT SUCH A MOTION WOULD SEEM TO

PREEMPT THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION

WHICH IS NOW TO BE MOUNTED.

HOWE

GUANGDONG

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