TNAG-1958-FCO40-2787-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Daya-Bay-nuclear-power-plant-1989 — Page 42

RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE

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044553

MDLIAN 1621

RESTRICTED

COMMERCIAL-IN-CONFIDENCE

FM BTC HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY PEKING

TELNO 130

OF 26030OZ JUNE 89

AND TO PRIORITY DTI, FCO, ECGD

PA

HKC 166

&

FCO FOR FED

DTI FOR ADAMS PEP, PALMER PEP3, GOODMAN EM4

ECGD FOR SEDMAN

DAYA BAY : GEC

1. DAY (DTI) AND CURRIE VISITED DAYA BAY 22 QUARTERLY JOINT CO-ORDINATION MEETING.

24 JUNE TO ATTEND

2.

STEPS TAKEN BY GEC TO OVERCOME THE CLEVELAND BRIDGE PROBLEM WERE ACKNOWLEDGED. GEC ESTIMATE THAT ANTI-WHIP RESTRAINT CAN BE COMPLETED TEN WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE AND WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON POWER STATION COMPLETION DATE.

3.

BUT IT IS APPARENT THAT SERIOUS PROBLEMS REMAIN BETWEEN GEC AND GNPJVC. MANAGEMENT AT DAYA BAY ARE CONCERNED AT WHAT THEY PERCEIVE AS GEC'S INFLEXIBLE AND SLOPPY ATTITUDES TO PROVISION OF PLANNING DOCUMENTATION, DELIVERIES OF MATERIAL, QUALITY CONTROL, SUPERVISION OF SUB-CONTRACTORS AND OVERALL MANAGEMENT CONTROL. GNPJVC MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY REMAIN CONCERNED OVER GEC'S WILLINGNESS TO CO-OPERATE EFFECTIVELY AT SUCH A LATE AND CRITICAL STAGE IN THE PROJECT'S EXECUTION.

5. DAY WILL REPORT FULLY ON RETURN TO LONDON IN THE WEEK.

HEAP

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