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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELNO 035

OF 03025ÜZ MARCH 88

INFO PRIORITY FCO

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HKC 166/1

1. MAR 1988

PA

DAYA 888 20576

MDLIAN 4469

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YOUR TELNO 427: DINNER WITH LI PENG

1.

WE NOTE THAT THERE WILL ONLY BE TIME TO MAKE GENERAL POINTS

A BOUT HK. HOWEVER SINCE THE FRENCH NUCLEAR COUNSELLOR WILL BE

PRESENT AND GIVEN LI PENG'S INTEREST IN ENERGY MATTERS, IT IS

QUITE POSSIBLE THAT DAYA BAY MAY COME UP.

2.

IF IT DOES, IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF YOU COULD TELL LI THAT THE

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PUBLISH THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC

ENERGY AUTHORITY CONTINGENCY PLANNING REPORT LATER THIS MONTH OR

LIN EARLY APRIL. AS THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED TO ZHOU NAN DURING HIS

VISIT TO PEKING IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, COPIES OF THE REPORT WILL BE

GIVEN TO THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES AND THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY BEFORE PUBLICATION.

3.

THE REPORT MENTIONS THE NEED FOR CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATION FOR EXAMPLE THE NEED TO ESTABLISH EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION COMMUNICATION LINKS. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE AN INDICATION FROM LI THAT HE

WOULD ENVISAGE NO DIFFICULTY IN DISCUSSIONS TAKING PLACE BETWEEN

HKG AND THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES ON THOSE MATTERS FOR WHICH THERE IS

A NEED FOR SUCH CO-OPERATION.

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