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taking the opportunity to discurs China Light and Power's position with Mr Stones while he is in the UK, but there are obnourly withes that you will need to consider before meeting the Chimere.

With this in mind, and in particular to give you and your

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Executive Committee the chance to consider your position, I would like to sveggest that

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propose to come to Hong Kong with Alan Havelock well in advance

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of the tripartite discussions to clear the ground with you,

with China Light and Power, and with any other interests

you think may be usefully involved. At present, we would

envisage leaving London on 4 or 5 January and possibly

believe staying in Hong Kong for about a week.VI understand this

would leave time for the Executive Committee to consider any

issues which required decision before the talks with the

Could you let me know if this

Chinese began and I would appreciate your comments on

would be convement?

this:proposal.

Unfortunately, this will coincide with Peter Be visit, but we are operatin under a difficult time constraint, and

Several areas which emerged from the talks with Li Peng as

being of special current interest to the

will,

Chinese

I am sure, need to be carefully considered by the

Hong Kong Government While the negotiation of an eventual offtake agree-

ment for the power produced by the nuclear station is

primarily a matter for CLP and the Guangdong Power Company,

for Hong Kong

the implications of such an important cross-border link

suggest that the Hong Kong Government will need

to present a well-formed view in discussions with the Chinese.

The Chinese also focussed on the equity contributions for

it is evident that

the project. As things stand

informally proposed

and the offer of a 10% equity to the Guangdong Power Company t stake by China Light | does not meet Chinese expectations;

and additional investors will need to be sought in order to

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