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PEKING'S TELNO. 586 # DAY BAY : NUCLEAR THIRD PARTY LIABILITY
THE ISSUE OF THIRD PARTY LIABILITY FOR THE DAYA BAY PROJECT WAS RECENTLY RAISED AGAIN IN A FRONT-PAGE ARTICLE IN THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC JOURNAL ON 11 MAY. THE ARTICLE IS BEING TRANSLATED AND WE WILL FAX THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION TO YOU WHEN AVAILABLE.
2. THE ARTICLE REFERS, WN PARTICULAR, TO THE STATE COUNCIL'S LETTER NO. 44 OF 29 MARCH 1986 AND EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER WHETHER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LETTER, COMPENSATION WOULD BE AWARDED BY THE CHINESE COURTS IN RMB AND NOT HONG KONG DOLLARS.
3. THE ARTICLE ALSO REPORTED THAT HON. WONG PO-YAN, THE CONVENER OF THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP ON THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT, WOULD TAKE UP THE QUESTION OF THIRD PARTY NUCLEAR LIABILITY WHEN HMS AD HOC LEGCO GROUP MEETS THE ADMINISTRATION ON 21 MAY.
FF QUESTIONED BY THE AD HOC GROUP, AS IS CERTAIN TO BE THE CASE, WE PROPOSE REPLYING THAT WE ARE SEEKING FURTHER CLARIFICATION FROM THE CHINESE AUTHORINTIES ON THESE MATTERS. IT WOULD, HOWEVER, BE VERY HELPFUL IF WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING MORE POSHT HVE TO SAY, AS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY OF PEKING DISCUSSING THES WITH THE MINISTRY
OF NUCLEAR INDUSTRY BEFORE 21 MAY.
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