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Action Takan

CONFIDENTIAL

OCMIAN 7517

CONFIDENTIAL

OO PARIS

FM INDUS TO PARIS

201130Z AUG

GRS 403

CONFIDENTIAL

FM DTI

TO IMMEDIATE PARIS

TELNO INDUS 87 ·

OF 201130Z AUGUST 86

INFO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG, HONG KONG, PEKING

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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR

1. MIPT. PLEASE SPEAK TO QUAY D'ORSAY ALONG FOLLOWING LINES:

2.

FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AT CHERNOBYL THERE HAS BEEN INCREASED

PUBLIC CONCERN IN HONG KONG OVER NUCLEAR SAFETY ISSUES AND IN

PARTICULAR THE DAYA BAY PROJECT. ALL THREE GOVERNMENTS, FRENCH

BRITISH AND CHINESE HAVE RECOGNISED THE IMPORTANCE OF A PROGRAMME

OF EXPLANATION AND REASSURANCE FOR THE HONG KONG PEOPLE ABOUT THE

SAFETY MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED FOR THE PROJECT, IF THE PROJECT IS

TO PROGRESS SMOOTHLY.

3. DURING THE LONG COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATIONS WE DEVELOPED A GOOD

CO-OPERATION WITH FRENCH OFFICIALS AND IN DEALING WITH THIS

PROBLEM, THE UK, FRANCE AND THE CHINESE EACH HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY

IN PROMOTING AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE CONCERNS IN HONG KONG.

THIS MESSAGE WAS CONVEYED TO THE CHINESE BY OUR AMBASSADORS IN

PEKING AND IT WAS AGREED THAT A CO-ORDINATED APPROACH WAS THE

BEST WAY FORWARD.

ONE PARTICULAR ISSUE OF CONCERN IN HONG KONG IS THE CHINESE

CAPABILITY TO OPERATE THE STATION EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY ONCE

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