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5.

Although Hong Kong Link is not a prominent

organisation in UK or Hong Kong terms, I believe that it

would be advantageous if Mr Renton, rather than officials, were to reply to their letter on the Secretary of State's

behalf.

This would

avoid any accusation, however

unwarranted, on the part of the anti-Daya Bay lobby in Hong

Kong that, now that EXCO had visited London and the Daya

Bay contracts had been

been signed, HMG had lost interest in

Hong Kong's concerns over the issue.

Cotten

CO Hum

30 September 1986

Hong Kong Department

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