CONFIDENTIAL
GUANGDONG POWER PROJECT
BRIEF FOR MR REES' DINNER WITH THE DELEGATION FROM THE
GUANGDONG POWER COMPANY AND THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY OF HONG KONG
8
PM ON WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH AT 1 CARLTON GARDENS
Introduction
The purpose of this dinner is to indicate to the delegation from the Guangdong Power Company (CPC) and the China Light and Power Company (CLP) Ministerial
interest in the Guangdong project, and the UK's wish to play as large a role
as possible in the project.
The delegation are visiting the UK at the invitation of GEC. The visit has
two primary objectives: to establish that GEC have the necessary technical capability to supply the required large high-speed turbines for the proposed power station; and to explore with Government the financing offer which might
for a conventional island were placed in the UK.
Officials will have discussed the topics with the delegation before they
meet Ministers.
be made if the order
Mr Rees dinner is at the end of the delegation's visit to the UK. A meeting
with Mr Baker and a reception at 1 Carlton Gardens hosted by Mr MacGregor
will precede the dinner.
The seating plan for the dinner is attached at Annex A. The Minister will
have on his left Mr William Stones, the Deputy General Manager of CLP. On
the Minister's right will be Mr Chen Gang, the Deputy General Manager of GPC.
An interpreter will be seated behind Mr Rees to enable him to converse with Mr Chen Gang. The seating plan has been arranged with regard to protocol but also to spread round the table the landarin/English speakers.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.