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MAS DEEN

THESE VISITS WILL HELP TO COUNTER PUBLIC CONERN AS

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.

ENDS.

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