TNAG-2829-FCO40-4082-Hong-Kong-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station--Daya-Bay--China-1993 — Page 238

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8. A BETTER OUTCOME TO THE MEETING THAN SEEMED LIKELY AT ONE STAGE. IT IS UNCERTAIN WHETHER GUANGDONG WILL PLAY BALL, BUT THEY ARE ON WEAK GROUND IN REFUSING TO DISCUSS ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS SETTLED. HOWEVER IF THEY ARE TO CLIMB DOWN FROM THE POSITION THEY HAVE STUCK TO SINCE THE LAST ROUND OF EXPERT TALKS, IT WOULD BE WORTH TRYING TO SAVE THEM SOME FACE. WE SUGGEST THAT HONG KONG MIGHT WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS (SO THAT WORD FROM PEKING CAN FILTER DOWN) AND THEN REPLY TO THE 14 JUNE LETTER, WITHOUT REFERRING TO THE CONTACTS IN PEKING BUT BRIEFLY MAKING THE POINT IN PARA 3 OF HONG KONG TUR AND PROPOSING 8-13 JULY OR OTHER EARLY SPECIFIC DATES FOR THE NEXT ROUND. IF GUANGDONG ARE THEN READY TO RESPOND POSITIVELY THEY CAN SEEM TO DO SO OF THEIR OWN VOLITION, RATHER THAN ON PEKING'S ORDERS.

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