TNAG-1499-FCO40-2057-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 194

OCMIAN 7930

CONFIDENTIAL

OO HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

041715Z JUL

GRS 188

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1341

OF 041715Z JULY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

2167

ALL 166/1

RECEIVED HV

CONFIDENTIAL 1986

INDI. N

47930-3

12160

YOUR TELNO 2132:

2152: NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA

1.

FCO TELNO 1325 MAY HAVE BEEN UNCLEAR: WE DID NOT MEAN TO

SUGGEST THAT HKG SHOULD ADOPT THE STANCE OF APOLOGISTS FOR THE

PROJECT. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IF HKG'S STANCE IS SEEN AS ONE

OF TRYING TO DISENGAGE. FROM. ALL RESPONSIBILITY IN CONNECTION WITH

THE PROJECT, THAT WOULD NOT HELP EITHER THE PROSPECTS OF OUR

ARRIVING AT A SATISFACTORY OUTCOME OF THIS EPISODE, OR THE

STANDING OF HKG MORE GENERALLY. IT SEEMS TO US THAT THE BEST

POSTURE FOR HKG IS TO BE SEEN, NOT PREJUDGING ANY ISSUE, BUT

INFORMING ITSELF AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF

CHERNOBYL FOR THE DAYA BAY PROJECT SO THAT IT CAN IN DUE COURSE

OFFER HONG KONG PEOPLE THE BEST POSSIBLE ADVICE ABOUT THEIR

CONCERNS.

2.

WE WOULD THEREFORE SEE CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGE IN A

MEETING BETWEEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE EDF TEAM

SEPARATE FROM THAT WITH THE UMELCO PANEL. IF THIS PRECEDED THE

UMELCO SESSION IT COULD HAVE THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF ENABLING

EDF TO BE BRIEFED BY HKG IN ADVANCE ON UMELCO'S PRINCIPAL

CONCERNS. HOWE.

GUANGDONG

LIMITED

HKD

FED

NED

TRED

PUSD(MR CROWLEY)

[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING STREET]

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR DAUNT

MR WILSON

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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR

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