Visit by Dr. Hans Blix, Director General,
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
on Thursday, 10 September 1987
Annex A
Annex B
Arrival in Hong Kong
Dr. Hans Blix and his technical expert, Mr.
Robert Skjoeldebrand, arrived Hong Kong around 10:45 a.m.
He was met by Miss Annie Tam of the Economic Services
Branch at the Airport VIP Reception Room.
2.
Pending immigration clearance, Dr. Blix briefly
discussed with Miss Tam his impression of his recent visit
to China. Dr. Blix said that he had had a very tight visit programme he attended the Sixth Pacific Basin Nuclear
Conference in Beijing, visited the Qinshan Nuclear Power
Plant in Zhejiang Province, gave a lecture at Fudan
University in Shanghai, visited various Chinese nuclear
research centres and held discussions with senior Chinese
officials including Premier Zhao Ziyang and Vice-Premier
Li Peng. Dr. Blix also provided Miss Tam a copy of his
address at the opening ceremony of the Sixth Pacific
Basin Nuclear Conference (Annex A) and his lecture at Fu an
University (Annex B).
3.
Dr. Blix noted that his official engagements in
Hong Kong would include a meeting with the Secretary for
Economic Services, Mrs. Anson Chan, and a briefing session
with the LegCo Ad Hoc Group on the Daya Bay Nuclear Power
Plant. He understood that Hong Kong's concern was with the
safety of the Daya Bay project. Dr. Blix said that he did
not visit Daya Bay during his stay in China, but was given
to understand that the Daya Bay plant would comprise two
900 MW pressurised water reactors manufactured by
Framatome.
The reactors were modelled after the standard
900 MW French reactors which were widely used in the
western countries.