TNAG-1958-FCO40-2787-Future-of-Hong-Kong-Daya-Bay-nuclear-power-plant-1989 — Page 61

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FM DTI

TO PRIORITY BTC HONG KONG

TELNO OTTER 109

OF 251815Z MAY 89

AND TO PRIORITY PEKING

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BTC HONG KONG INDUS 30 AND PEKING INDUS 54.

FROM ADAMS, HEAD OF PEP

DAYA BAY

WE NOTE THAT THE CHINESE ARE WORRIED ABOUT HMG/DTI'S MANAGEMENT ROLE. IT IS WORTH REHEARSING THE ACTION WE

HAVE TAKEN.

2. DTI HAS ALWAYS BEEN FULLY AWARE OF PROGRESS/PROBLEMS

ON THE DAYA BAY PROJECT. WE HAVE, WITH OUR TECHNICAL ADVISER, ATTENDED ALL COORDINATION MEETINGS. IN ADDITION WE

HAVE ALSO HELD BILATERAL MEETINGS WITH GEC, GNPJVC AND EDF.

3. STAFF FROM DTI HAVE VISITED SITE ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST YEAR. A FURTHER VISIT IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 1989.

4. IN THE CASE OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL PROBLEMS, DTI HAS: (A) MET GNPJVC TWICE AND A THIRD MEETING IS TO TAKE PLACE IN PARIS ON 31 MAY.

(B) HELD IN-DEPTH MEETINGS WITH GEC.

(C) PUT REPEATED PRESSURE ON BOTH CLEVELAND BRIDGE AND TRAFALGAR HOUSE TO PERFORM (SEE TEXT OF LETTER FROM LORD YOUNG TO CHAIRMAN OF TRAFALGAR HOUSE: OUR

INDUS 53).

(D)

LORD YOUNG WROTE TO GNPJVC CHAIRMAN, MR WANG, AND TO BILL STONES ON 9 MAY GIVING HIS ASSURANCES.

(E) PERRY GOODMAN REPLIED TO A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC POINTS

RAISED BY CH HO OF GNPJVC MAINLY ON SUPERVISORY/ MANAGEMENT ROLE OF GEC IN A LETTER DATED 11 MAY.

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