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REGULATIONS. BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL AS A MEANS OF

REASSURING HONG KONG PUBLIC OPINION. TO MAKE GREATEST IMPACT ON

CONTINUING DEBATE IN HONG KONG, WE SUGGEST THAT INVITATIONS COULD

BEST BE ISSUED SOON, WITH VISIT ITSELF TAKING PLACE IN FIRST HALF

OF SEPTEMBER OR EVEN EARLIER. BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE MUCH BETTER

RECEIVED THAN LATER VISIT, VERY CLOSE TO TIME OF CONTRACT SIGNATURE. SUGGEST THAT THOSE INVITED MIGHT INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE UMELCO PANEL ON PUBLIC UTILITIES, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND

INFLUENTIAL ACADEMICS.

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WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT NCNA HAS DISCUSSED WITH HKG THE

PROPOSAL BY NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION OF CHINA TO MOUNT EXHIBITION IN

HONG KONG ON PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY. BRITISH AND HK

GOVERNMENTS WELCOME IDEA. HOPE EXHIBITION COULD BE RELATED DIRECTLY TO DAYA BAY, AND INCLUDE DEMONSTRATIONS OF SAFETY ASPECTS AND ARRANGEMENTS THERE FOR OPERATION, MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING. PLEASED TO NOTE THAT EXHIBITION WILL HAVE HONG KONG

CO-SPONSORS AND THAT CHINESE SIDE WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH THEM

HOW BEST TO PRESENT MATERIAL TO THE HONG KONG PUBLIC. SUGGESTED

TIMING OF SEPTEMBER FITS IN WELL WITH DEVELOPMENTS THERE AND

PROGRESS TOWARDS CONTRACT SIGNATURE.

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WE HAVE ALSO NOTED CHINA'S READINESS TO SEND NUCLEAR

EXPERTS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPLANATIONS TO PEOPLE CONCERNED IN HONG KONG. IN PRINCIPLE WE WELCOME THIS. HELPFUL TO HEAR WHAT IN PRACTICAL TERMS CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE IN MIND, AND WHAT WOULD BE PROPOSED TIMING FOR ANY VISIT.

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FOR OUR OWN PART, HAVE CONSIDERED CAREFULLY HOW COOPERATION BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA MIGHT BE DEVELOPED IN THE

CONTEXT OF THE ANGLO-CHINESE NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT,

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WHICH BRITISH GOVERNMENT ATTACHES GREAT POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

UNDER TERMS OF THAT AGREEMENT WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE A SMALL

DELEGATION OF CHINESE NUCLEAR EXPERTS TO STUDY NUCLEAR SAFETY IN-COUNTRY COSTS) CHINESE NUCLEAR EXPERTS TO STUDY NUCLEAR SAFETY AND REGULATORY PROCEDURES IN THE UK. (WE ENVISAGE UP TO SIX, FOR WHOM WE WOULD PAY IN-COUNTRY COSTS.) SUGGEST THAT VISIT MIGHT LAST FIVE WORKING DAYS, WITH ABOUT ONE AND A HALF DAYS SPENT WITH THE NUCLEAR INSTALLATION INSPECTORATE AND THE BALANCE WITH THE

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