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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 628
OF 070809Z MAY 93
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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MDADAN 6459
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OUR TELNO 612 AND HONG KONG TELNO 690 TO FCO: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT DAYA BAY
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1 INDICATIONS THAT GUANGDONG WILL DROP THEIR DEMAND FOR A WRITTEN GUARANTEE ON CONFIDENTIALITY, BUT THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF CONFIDENTIALITY REMAINS IMPORTANT TO THE CHINESE. A WARNING THAT SOME OF THE INFORMATION HONG KONG SEEKS REGARDING ON-SITE INCIDENTS GOES WELL BEYOND INTERNATIONAL NORMS AND THAT THE CHINESE WILL BE UNABLE TO AGREE ALL POINTS. WE URGE FLEXIBILITY, STRESSING HONG KONG'S SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
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2. WHEN COUNSELLOR AND SECOND SECRETARY CALLED TODAY ON THE OFFICE OF THE NUCLEAR STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE STATE COUNCIL, THEY WERE RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR, CHEN ZENGQING, AS WELL AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR WANG FA AND A DEPUTY DIVISION CHIEF, CHEN JINZHANG.
3. WE REFERRED TO PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS AIMED AT SETTLING DETAILED SAFETY COOPERATION ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG BEFORE NUCLEAR FUEL IS LOADED AT THE END OF MAY (CHEN ZENGQING OBSERVED THAT THE DATE WAS TO BE 25 MAY). WE SAID THAT SOME GOOD PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE AT THE 13 16 APRIL TALKS BUT A NEW PROBLEM HAD ARISEN ABOUT THE QUESTION OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. THE GUANGDONG SIDE WANTED A WRITTEN LIMITATION ABOUT THIS AND MEANWHILE HAD BEEN UNWILLING TO DISCUSS ON-SITE QUESTIONS. WE UNDERLINED THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS QUESTION FOR HONG KONG'S PUBLIC OPINION AND DREW ON THE POINTS TO MAKE IN PARA 2 IN HONG KONG'S TELNO 663. WE HOPED THAT THE GUANGDONG SIDE COULD SHOW MORE CONFIDENCE IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, WHO WOULD IN ANY CASE WISH TO MAXIMISE CO-ORDINATION WITH THE CHINESE SIDE ABOUT ANY INFORMATION RELEASE. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WOULD OF COURSE TAKE A RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE TOWARDS COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE
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