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Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH

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A G Manzie Esq

Department of Industry

Ashdown House

123 Victoria Street LONDON SW1

Telephone 01-233 3184

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Our reference

HKK 166/1

Date

13 May 1982

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Dear Girden,

GUANGDONG NUCLEAR PROJECT

1.

Thank you for your letter of 30 April in which you raised the possibility of Hong Kong Government financial involvement in this project. In 1980 the Hong Kong Government on the advice of the Executive Council decided against such involvement (Hong Kong Telegram No 855 of 7 July 1980). I doubt frankly whether they will easily be persuaded to change this decision. As you say yourself, bbi it runs against their normal practice. But it would of course ·

not be out of the question to raise the matter again. John Bremridge's forthcoming call on you, at which you could discuss not only the idea but also possible tactics, seems to provide a good opportunity for this.

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R D Clift

Hong Kong and General Department

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