THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS NOW ENGAGED, WITH THE HELP OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY, IN DRAWING UP CONTINGENCY PLANS WHICH WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF AN INCIDENT OCCURRING AT DAYA BAY. IN THIS REGARD A PROGRAMME TO MONITOR BACKGROUND RADIATION IS BEING PREPARED SO THAT ANY CHANGE IN THE LEVELS OF RADIATION IN HONG KONG, SUBSEQUENT TO THE COMMISSIONING OF THE DAYA BAY PLANT, WILL BE DETECTED IMMEDIATELY. THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY HAS ALSO BEEN RETAINED TO CARRY OUT A RISK ASSESSMENT STUDY AND A PROGRAMME OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IS UNDER PREPARATION BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN CO-ORDINATION WITH THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
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