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YOUR TELNO 2878 AND 2879 DAYA BAYLLJER FROM ANTI-NUCLEAR
ORGANISATIONS
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WITH REFERENCE TO YOUR PROPOSED REPLY SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TELNO 2879, YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER REPLACING YOUR FIRST
THREE POINTS WITH THE FOLLOWING :
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(1) A FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORT ON THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF A NUCLEAR POWER STATION IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE, WAS PREPARED JOINTLY BY THE GUANGDONG POWER COMPANY (WHICH SUPPLIES ELECTRICITY IN THE GUANGDONG PROVINGE(OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA) AND THE
CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (WHICH SUPPLIES ELECTRICITY TO THE
KOWLOON PENINSULA AND THE NEW TERRITORIES OF HONG KONG).
PURPOSE OF UNDERTAKING THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS TO ENABLE THE
TWO COMPANIES TO EVALUATE THE TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
OF JOINTLY CONSTRUCTING A NUCLEAR POWER STATION IN CHINA TO PROVIDE
POWER FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF SUPPLY. AT THE REQUEST OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THE INO COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE JOINT VENTURE
AGREED THAT THOSE PARTS OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WHICH DEALT WITH
SITE SELECTION, EQUIPMENT STUDY AND SYSTEM DESIGNS COULD, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CERTAIN COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE OR CLASSIFIED STATE
enlished INFORMATION, BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THEY FIVE VOLUMES IN QUESTION WERE ACCORDINGLY RELEASED IN JULY 1986. MORE RECENTLY, IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION OF THE LLEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT,IN NOVEMBER, PUBLISHED A DETAILED REPORT PROVIDING
FURTHER INFORMATION, WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, ON THE ARRANGEMENTS REGARDING THE SAFETY AND THE TARIFF FOR THE PURCHASE
OF ELECTRICITY FROM THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WITHOUT
BREACHING COMMERCIAL CONFIDENTIALITY, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
BELIEVES THAT THERE IS LITTLE FURTHER INFORMATION THAT CAN USEFULLY
BE MADE AVAILABLE.
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(2) THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF
PREPARING CONTINGENCY PLANS TO DEAL WITH THE REMOTE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT AT DAYA BAY RESULTING IN RISKS TO HONG KONG, AND TO THIS END HAS RETAINED THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
AS CONSULTANTS.
(3) THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS CAREFULLY MONITORED PUBLIC
OPINION ON THIS SUBJECT. HOWEVER, SINCE THE PLANT WILL NOT BE LOCATED IN HONG KONG, BUT IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, A PUBLIC ENQUIRY IS NOT CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE.
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WE HAVE NO SUGGESTED ON YOUR PROPOSED REPLY TO POINTS 4 AND 5.
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