GRS 850
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2548
OF 070655Z AUGUST 86
AND TO HIMMEDIATE PEKING
#NFO IMMEDIATE PARS
HICK 166/1 CONFIDENTIAL
AUG 19286
DESK OFFICEK
INDEX
405
TOP COPY a DIST?
PARAGRAPH 5 OF MIPT: NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHANA
OUR COMMENTS ON THE VARIOUS STATEMENTS MADE BY L PENG (14 AND
15 JULY) AND ZHOU PENG (22 JULY) AS REPORTED IN PEKING'S TELNOS 1244, 1252, 1307 AND 1329 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(106) 282)
423)
351
STATEMENT (N) THERE SHOULD BE PUBLICITY IN HONG KONG (PRESUMABLY BY
THE CHINESE) TO GIVE THE PEOPLE A SCHENTFNC BACKGROUND (PARAGRAPH 4 OF TELNO 1244).
COMMENT
AS REPORTED ON OUR TELNO 2526 MO KWAN-NIN, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL HEAD OF CULTURE AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, XNHUA (HONG KONG) HAS APPROACHED US UNOFFICIALLY TO WFORM US THAT THE NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION OF CHINA WOULD LIKE TO MOUNT AN
EXHIBITION IN HONG KONG. WHILE HIT MAY BE A HALF BAKED SCHEME WHICH COULD EASILY BACKFIRE ON THEM IT IS
NEVERTHELESS ENCOURAGING THAT THE CHINESE APPEAR TO
HAVE REACTED TO YOUR APPROACHES TO THEM.
STATEMENT (H) THE CHINESE AND BRITISH GOVERNMENTS SHOULD JOINTLY
AND PUBLICLY EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT
(PARAGRAPH 5 OF TELNO 1244).
COMMENT
WE AGREE THE LANE YOU PROPOSE TO TAKE AS SET OUT IN
PARAGRAPH 16 OF YOUR TELNO 1670.
STATEMENT(RN) THE CHINESE AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS SHOULD GIVE JOINT
PUBLICITY ABOUT THEIR AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR SAFETY
CO-OPERATION (PARAGRAPH 3 OF TELNO 1252).
COMMENT
THIS HAS BEEN DONE THOUGH THE MPACT IN HONG KONG
WAS MINIMAL.
STATEMENT (HN) UK AND FRANCE WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH CHINA TO ENSURE
THE BEST POSSIBLE SAFETY STANDARDS (PARAGRAPH 4 OF
TELNO 1252).
COMMENT
IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW THIS CAN BE CONVERTED INTO
ACTION. AS FAR AS THE FRENCH ARE CONCERNED IT CAN
PROBABLY BE TAKEN TO INCLUDE THE EDF SUPPORT SERVICES
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