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YOUR TELNO 3954: DAYA BAY ADVISORY BODY

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KONG PARTICIPATION IN AN

THE TABLE FOR SOME MONTHS. EARLIER REPORTS SUGGEST THAT THE

CHINESE HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY WITH THE CONCEPT. WE ARE CONCERNED

THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY EXPRESSION OF HMG'S VIEWS ON THE SUBJECT, THE CHINESE MAY FEEL THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH EXCLUDING

HONG KONG REPRESENTATION FROM SUCH A BODY, IN THE EVENT OF ONE BEING ESTABLISHED. ONCE THE CHINESE HAVE FORMALLY REJECTED LEGCO'S REQUEST IT WILL BE ALL THE MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO

SECURE A CHINESE CLIMB-DOWN. LEGCO COULD FEEL THAT HMG AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD NOT GIVEN THEM AS EFFECTIVE SUPPORT AS

THEY WERE ENTITLED TO EXPECT.

UPDATE IN TUR. LEGCO'S REQUEST FOR HONG

INDEPENDENT ADVISORY BODY HAS BEEN ON

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IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS, HONG KONG PARTICIPATION IN AN ADVISORY BODY WOULD OBVIOUSLY HELP TO REASSURE OPINION IN HONG KONG. WE STILL WONDER, THEREFORE, WHETHER AN APPROACH TO THE CHINESE IN PEKING, IN PARALLEL WITH LEGCO'S EFFORTS WITH THE NCNA, WOULD NOT BE JUSTIFIED. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FURTHER VIEWS, AND THOSE OF PEKING, ON THE ADVISABILITY OF THIS.

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