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YOUR TELNO. 859: DAYA BAY : PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS
WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE ANSWER YOU PROPOSED FOR THE FIRST
QUESTION. ON YOUR PROPOSED ANSWER TO THE SECOND QUESTION, AS SET OUT IN PARA. 2(B), WE SUGGEST THAT THIS MIGHT BE RECAST AS FOLLOWS:
(B) ANY QUESTION OF ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESS IN HONG KONG IS
A MATTER FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED ITS CONSULTANTS, THE UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHOR- ITY, TO PREPARE A DETAILED ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE DAYA BAY POWER STATION. ONCE THIS HAS BEEN RECEIVED, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL EXAMINE ITS FINDINGS AND THE POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG OF ANY ACCIDENT AT THE DAYA BAY PLANT.''
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