TNAG-2828-FCO40-4081-Hong-Kong-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station--Daya-Bay--China-1993 — Page 125

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HONG KONG TEL NO 243 TO YOU AND YOUR TEL NO 146 TO HONG KONG: DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION

1. COUNSELLOR TODAY (19 FEBRUARY) TOOK ACTION WITH WANG GUISHENG; DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HKMAO OF THE MFA. HE SAID THAT WE HAD JUST RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO PRESS FOR AN EARLY POSITIVE ANSWER TO OUR EARLIER REPRESENTATIONS: THE MID-MARCH EXPERT MEETING WOULD BE RATHER LATE, PARTICULARLY IF THE CHINESE COULD NOT ACCEPT OUR VIEWS IN FULL. WANG AGREED TO CONVEY OUR REQUEST TO THE EXPERTS. HE STRONGLY IMPLIED THAT THEY WERE PLANNING TO BRING GOOD NEWS TO THE MID-MARCH MEETING (BUT DID NOT SAY WHETHER IT WOULD MEET ALL/ALL OUR CONCERNS).

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