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1. CALDER (FIRST SECREATARY, ENERGY) CALLED ON CHEN SHUNGEN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR 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 UNABILITY 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 QUERIES TO THE NUCLEAR JOHNT VENTURE.
3. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE CHINESE HAD MISHINTERPRETED OUR HTIKAL 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 MEETING 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 JUDICIMAL SYSTEM.
4. HE UNDERTOOK TO REPORT BACK AND TO LET US HAVE A RESPONSE ON THIS AND THE QUESTION OF CONVERTIBILITY OF ANY COMPENSATION SOON.
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