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YOUR TELNO. 1656: PQ'S ON DAYA BAY

WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON YOUR DRAFT REPLIES TO THE TWO QUESTIONS FROM MR. THOMAS.

2. THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE UK ATOMIC ENERGY REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, IN DECEMBER 1987. IT WAS PUBLISHED ON 5 MAY. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THE FIRST SENTENCE OF YOUR PROPOSED FIRST REPLY, AS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 2(A), SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH THE FOLLOWING:

QUOTE THE REPORT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY ON CONTINGENCY PLANNING WAS PUBLISHED IN HONG KONG ON 5 MAY 1988 UNQUOTE.

3. CONCERNING YOUR PROPOSED REPLY TO THE SECOND QUESTION, AS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 2(B) OF TUR, AS THERE ARE OTHER COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BOTH THE NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL ISLANDS, WE SUGGEST IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO REFER MORE PRECISELY TO THE SPECIFIC ROLES OF GEC AND FRAMATOME IN THE PROJECT. ADDITIONALLY IF YOU WISH TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT, YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER RECASTING THIS REPLY ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:

QUOTE THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION IS A 75 PERCENT/25 PERCENT JOINT VENTURE PROJECT BETWEEN THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY, WHICH IS WHOLLY OWNED BY THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF NUCLEAR INDUSTRY, AND THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY, WHICH IS WHOLLY OWNED BY THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY OF HONG KONG. THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED AT US DOLLARS 3,680 MILLION OF WHICH US DOLLARS 400 IS BEING PROVIDED, IN EQUITY CAPITAL, BY THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY: THE BALANCE OF THE PROJECT COST WILL BE RAISED IN LOANS. CONCERNING THE MAJOR CONTRACTS FOR THE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, THE NUCLEAR STEAM SUPPLY SYSTEM WILL BE SUPPLIED BY FRAMATOME OF FRANCE WHILE THE TURBINES AND GENERATORS WILL BE SUPPLIED BY GEC OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. IN ADDITION, GEC, IN A CONSORTIUM WITH THE SHANGDONG ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, HAVE RECEIVED

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