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Supplementary to Question N
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supplementary
In Legco Meeting on 3.6.88
PROF. POON : Sir, will the Secretary inform this Council
if the Government has carried out the monitoring of some
specific radio-nuclides, such as iodine 131, strontium 89
and caesium 137 which are directly related to possible
radioactive leaks from nuclear power plants?
FINANCIAL SE CRE TARY
:
Sir, I think it follows from my
answer that the radiation is of those radioactive elements
which are likely to be ones released from a nuclear power
station; So, the answer is, yes.
PROF. POON : Sir, a recent report from some academics
suggests that the radon level in Hong Kong is slightly
higher than that in other places in the world. In view of
the fact that most of Hong Kong's inhabitants are working
and living in concrete jungles, will the Government inform
this Council if the Government has any plan to monitor the
background radon level in Hong Kong? If not, has the
Government been made aware of any systematic studies of
this matter in local institutions?