TNAG-2829-FCO40-4082-Hong-Kong-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station--Daya-Bay--China-1993 — Page 128

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OUR TELNO 1403: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT DAYA BAY

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THE GUANGDONG SIDE HAVE REPLIED CONFIRMING THAT THEIR DELEGATION TEAM WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON 19 SEPTEMBER TO ATTEND THE SECOND PLENARY MEETING, WHICH THEY NOW PROPOSE SHOULD COMMENCE ON 20 SEPTEMBER. THEY REITERATE THEIR WISH TO FIRST REACH AN AGREEMENT ON THE CONFIDENTIALITY QUESTION AT THE MEETING, AND THEN TO RATIFY THE AGREED OFF-SITE ISSUES, INCLUDING THE CONFIDENTIALITY QUESTION, BEFORE PROCEEDING TO SET THE AGENDA FOR FURTHER ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED BY THE EXPERT GROUPS, I.E., ON-SITE ISSUES.

2. IT APPEARS THAT THE GUANGDONG SIDE STILL MAINTAIN THEIR STAND THAT THE CONFIDENTIALITY QUESTION MUST BE RESOLVED BEFORE OTHER ISSUES CAN BE DISCUSSED. WE WILL SEEK TO CLARIFY, IN SPECIFIC AND PRACTICAL TERMS, THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE GUANGDONG SIDE MIGHT WISH TO CLASSIFY INFORMATION AS CONFIDENTIAL. DEPENDING ON THEIR RESPONSE, WE WILL KEEP OPEN THE POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING OUR NEW FORMULAE COUR TELNO 1230), WHILE MAKING CLEAR THAT WE CANNOT GO BEYOND THEM. IF IT IS STILL NOT POSSIBLE TO RESOLVE OUR DIFFERENCES OVER THE QUESTION, WE WILL AGAIN PRESS TO SET IT ASIDE, PENDING DISCUSSION OF ON-SITE ISSUES.

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