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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2635

OF 1502OOZ AUGUST 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

ROYAL VISHT TO HONG KONG.

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FURTHER TO MY TELNO. 2470 OF 31ST JULY, EXECUTIVE COUNCAL AN TAKING NOTE OF THE ROYAL VISIT PROGRAMME SUGGESTED, RELATION TO HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S PROGRAMME, THAT YOU BE REMINDED 'N THIS CONTEXT OF CHINA'S HINTENTION TO SIGN THE DAYA BAY CONTRACTS IN MID-SEPTEMBER (OUR TELNO. 168 OF 25TH JULY REFERS). ALLOWING

THREE WEEKS FOR PRC STATE COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO BE OBTAINED, THE CONTRACTS WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM ABOUT_7TH_OCTOBER, TWO WEEKS BEFORE HRH WILL FORMALLY OPEN THE CASTLE PEAK 'B' POWER STATION. CASTLE PEAK 'B' STATION AN OF COURSE OPERATED BY CHONA LIGHT AND POWER WHICH OWNS 25 PER CENT OF THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT THROUGH ITS SUBSIDHARY, THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY.

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2. WE DO NOT SUGGEST THAT HRH'S VISIT TO CASTLE PEAK 'B' STATION

BY HRH US IN JEOPARDY, BUT WE CANNOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF

SOME FORM OF LOCAL PROTEST. HONG KONG PROTESTS ARE OF COURES

GENERALLY MORE SEEMLY THAN THE EUROPEAN VARIETY.

3. BRIEFS FOR THE PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT (YOUR TELNO. 1339 OF 4TH

JULY REFERS) WILL COVER DAYA BAY IN MORE DETAIL.

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SIR W. HARDING

Confidential

Copies то:

MR R. Fellowes,

BUCKINGHAM PRIACE.