GRS 600
ALICK 160/1
CEIVED IN P
18 JUL 1986
DESK OFFICIA
CONFIDENTIAL
269
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 14120OZ FCO
TELNO 1245
OF 141101Z JULY 86
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG, PARIS, UKDEL VIENN
(2). MIPT: NUCLEAR SAFETY:
CHINA.
JOT
FOLLOWING IS FULL TEXT OF MY SPEAKING NOTE, A COPY OF WHICH I LEFT WITH LI PENG ON 14 JULY:-.
BEGINS:
BRITISH AND FRENCH MINISTERS WERE GLAD OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT DURING THE RECENT
VISITS TO LONDON AND PARIS BY GENERAL SECRETARY HU YAOBANG AND
VICE-PREMIER LI PENG. DURING THESE VISITS, VICE-PREMIER LI PENG
SUGGESTEDTHAT THE BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS SHOULD HELP TO
REASSURE PUBLIC OPINION IN HONG KONG ABOUT THE PROJECTS.
THE BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
WILL DO ALL THEY CAN. BUT THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT CORP-
ORATION HAS A 75% SHARE IN THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT JOINT
VENTURE COMPANY, WHICH WILL BUILD, OWN AND OPERATE THE POWER
STATION.THE POWER STATION WILL BE BUILT AT DAYA BAY IN GUANGDONG
PROVINCE. IF PUBLIC OPINION IN HONG KONG IS IN FACT TO BE
REASSURED. IT WILL BE ESSENTIAL FOR THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES AND
INTERESTS CONCERNED TO SHOW HOW THEY ARE ACTING ON VICE-PREMIER LI
PENG'S WORDS TO THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY: QUALITY AND SAFETY FIRST.
TO GIVE EARLY REASSURANCE TO PUBLIC OPINION IN HONG KONG, A
GROUP OF MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL PROBABLY
VISIT FRANCE AT THE END OF JULY/EARLY AUGUST AS PART OF A FACT-
FINDING MISSION. THEY WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL ON EDF.
IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS THAT
EDF WILL INVITE THEM TO VISIT FRENCH NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS.
ALSO IN ORDER TO REASSURE OPINION IN HONG KONG, THE BRITISH
GOVERNMENT HOPES THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL BE ABLE TO EXTEND
AN INVITATION TO INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN HONG KONG TO VISIT PEKING AND
THE DAYA BAY SITE.
ONFIDENTIAL
ITNESE
1140
MCCA
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