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1. CALDER (FIRST SECREATARY ENERGY) CALLED ON CHEN SHUNGEN,' DEPUTY DIRRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DIVISION, FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUREAU, MINISTRY OF NUCLEAR INDUSTRY (MN) ON 14 APRIL.
2. CHEN WAS AT FIRST NOT INCLINED TO BE HELPFUL. HE INSISTED THAT THE WHOLE QUESTION OF THIRD PARTY UĦABILITY WAS COVERED BY STATE COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO 44 AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE TO BE SAND. THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG SHOULD ADDRESS ANY QUERNES TO THE NUCLEAR JOINT VENTURE.
3. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE CHINESE HAD MINSHINTERPRETED OUR SHTINAL APPROACH AS A REQUEST TO AMEND DOCUMENT NO 44 TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO HONG KONG. THEY DID NOT ACCEPT THAT THIS WAS NECESSARY. CHEN ADMITTED THAT THIS MISTAKEN BELIEF HAD BEEN THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE DELAY IN ARRANGING A FURTHER MEETINNG WITH HIS DEPARTMENT. IN A MUCH MORE RELAXED ATMOSHPHERE, HE CONFIRMED THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS SET OUT IN THE DOCUMENT APPLIED TO HONG KONG, AND TOOK THE POINT THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD SAY SO PUBLICLY AND AT THE SAME TIMME CONFORM THAT HONG KONG CLAIMS COULD BE PURSUED THROUGH THE CHINESE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
4. HE UNDERTOOK TO REPORT BACK AND TO LET US HAVE A RESPONSE ON THIS AND THE QUESTION OF CONVERTIBILITY OF ANY COMPENSATHON SOON.
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