IN RESPECT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT, QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES AND TRAINING. IT IS FAR LESS EASY TO HIDENTHEY
ANYTHING ON THE BRITISH SIDE BUT PERHAPS THE PROPED
MINVITATION TO THE CHINESE TO VISIT IN, CEGB AND UKAEA
(PARAGRAPH 7 OF YOUR TELNO 1670) COULD BE CONSIDERED AS A BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS SAFETY STANDARDS.
STATEMENT (V) THE THREE GOVERNMENTS SHOULD JOINTLY CONSIDER WHAT
INFORMATION TO MAKE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROJECT
(PARAGRAPH 2 OF TELNO 1307).
COMMENT
AN EDITED VERSION OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY HAS NOW
BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO LEGCO. SOME PRESSURE REMAINS, HOWEVER, FOR COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE INFORMATION TO PE MADE AVAILABLE. THIS IS INCLUDED, INTER ALIKA, IN
PARTS OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY NOT RELEASED AND KN
THE LAZARD BROTHERS REPORT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO #IDENTIFY WHAT MORE GENERAL INFORMATION CAN BE MADE AVAMLABLE. PERHAPS THIS COULD BE DONE MORE APPROPRIATELY IN THE NATURE OF A BROAD PUBLINČ EDUCATION/PUBLICITY PROGRAMME BY CLP/HKMC/GNP JVC.
STATEMENT (VN) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND THE CHINESE CORPORATIONS
CONCERNED TO TAKE MEASURES TO ALLAY FEARS IN HONG KONG
{PARAGRAPH 5 OF TELNO 1307). :
COMMENT
THE CNS ISSUED FOUR SETS OF SAFETY REGULATIONS BETWEEN 21 AND 24 JULY AND HAVE MADE SOME INDIRECT
STATEMENTS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DAYA BAY THROUGH THE
LEFT WING PRESS. THIS HAS HAD A LIMITED UMPACT WHICH HIS NOT SURPRISING BEARING IN MIND THE GENERALLY
HOSTALE ENVIRONMENT HIN WHICH THEY ARE OPERATING AND
THE FACT THAT THE TEXTS ARE SOMEWHAT PEDESTRIAN, A
SLIGHTLY MORE INTERESTING STORY WAS ISSUED BY
XINHUA/CNS ON 31 JULY ABOUT AN HINTERVIEW HIN THE OVERSEAS EDITION OF THE PEOPLES DAILY ON THE SAME DAY WITH SENIOR CNPJVC OFF CHALS,
STATEMENT (W) THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD ADOPT A FIRM ATTITUDE
TO ALLAY FEARS (PARAGRAPH, 5 OF 1307).
COMMENT
SITIO
OUR POSITION REMAINS AS SET OUT TELNO 2132 (HN
PARTICULAR PARAGRAPH 4). WE MUST HOLD TO THIS LINE
UNTIL WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION
OF THE LEGCO REPORT AND THE SHGNING OF CONTRACTS.
STATEMENT (Vrt}{) CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE EFFORTS BOTH TO REASSURE
PUBLIC OPINION AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE DAYA
BAY PLANT (PARAGRAPH 6 OF TELNO 1307).
COMMENT
SEE (VN).
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