concern bout the safety implications
of the project.
of
the
adjournment
This has been taken up by Unofficial members
Legislative Council, who have secured an
debate on the issue on 16 July.
2.-
Our officials are in close touch over a series of
measures to allay public concern
As you in Hong Kong.
know, the issue was raised with General Secretary Hu
Yaobang during his visit to London: and in conjunction
with the French Government we shall be urging the Chinese
to take clear public steps to
commitment to safety at Daya Bay.
arranging briefing, in Hong Kong and in Europe, Hong
Kong
opinion-formers
to reassure
demonstrate
Our officials icials
them
about
of
the
their
are
safety
record and features of the French PWR design which will
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be used.
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it
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For our part, we are encouraging the Hong Kong
Government to demonstrate to people there that
actively seeking to inform itself in order to reassure
them about the safety
safety implications of a project with
which it is itself indirectly associated. A senior Hong
Kong
Government official will be in Europe soon to
discuss such matters as monitoring, contingency planning
and the relationship between reactor managers and nearby
urban communities. He will visit a power station in
per
France of the type which is to be built at Daya Bay and
which is similarly
placed
i.
near
a large
centre of
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population.