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THESE VISITS WILL HELP TO COUNTER PUBLIC CUNERN AS 14 MAS DCCN EXPRESSED IN HONG KONG. BUT THEY WILL LOSE MUCH OF THEIR EFFECT UNLESS THEY ARE BACKED UP BY EARLY AND SUBSTANTIVE ACTION BY THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES AND INTERESTS CONCERNED. THE BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS SEE GREAT ADVANTAGE IN THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY, WHICH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATING THE STATION, BEING ABLE TO REVEAL PUBLICLY AT THIS STAGE THEIR PLANS AND COMMITMENT TO EFFECTIVE MEASURES. IN PARTICULAR, THEY HOPE THAT THE FULLEST PUBLICITY CAN BE GIVEN TO THE IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NUCLEAR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND THE MEANS BY WHICH THIS ADMINISTRATION INTENDS TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF IMPECCABLE SAFETY STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD AND THEREAFTER. THEY PROPOSE THAT THE CONTENT AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS PUBLICITY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN ADVANCE COLLECTIVELY BY THE CHINESE, BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS TO MAXIMISE ITS IMPACT IN REASSURING OPINION IN HONG KONG. THEY WERE GLAD TO NOTE THE STATE- MENT MADE IN PEKING ON 27 JUNE ABOUT THE NEXT EXPERT COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR SAFETY.
THE BRITISH AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM VICE-PREMIER LI PENG THE REACTIONS OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO THESE PROPOSALS.
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