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Daya Bay

I saw Li Ruohe of NCNA on 15 May.

I referred to

my previous contacts with him and his colleagues on the LegCo

Ad Hoc Group's proposal for an advisory group on Daya Bay with

participation from Hong Kong. I pointed out the apparent

contradiction between what Professor Poon reported on his

return from Peking in early May and the remarks by the General

Manager of the Joint Venture Company, Mr. Zan Yunlong on

8 May.

I said that I was frankly confused by the various

reports. I wondered if there was some misunderstanding about

the LegCo proposal which was for an advisory group to be set

up by the Chinese but with some involvement from Hong Kong.

I said that the Government was under some pressure from the

LegCo group to seek clarification. I would be grateful for

anything that Li could offer.

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Li recalled that he too had been confused when we

had last discussed this, and said that he was now even more

confused. He had heard nothing from Peking. He would enquire

again, using my latest enquiry as an excuse to do so.

c.c.

PA

تعال

(R. N. Peirce)

Deputy Political Adviser 15th May, 1987

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