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MDLIAN 5631
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1660
OF 221108Z OCTOBER 93
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING
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2, ut 1993
INFO ROUTINE UKMIS VIENNA, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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OUR TELNO 1601: GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT DAY BAY
SUMMARY
THE SEVENTH ROUND OF EXPERT TALKS WAS HELD IN SHENZHEN FROM 14- 19 OCTOBER 1993 TO DISCUSS ON-SITE ISSUES. WE FAILED TO REACH ANY AGREEMENT ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR INFORMATION TO BE PASSED TO THE HONG KONG SIDE IN THE EVENT OF ON-SITE INCIDENTS: WHAT THE GUANGDONG SIDE IS OFFERING TO PROVIDE FALLS FAR SHORT OF OUR REQUIREMENTS. THEY ALSO STALLED OVER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS ALREADY AGREED FOR OFF-SITE MATTERS.
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2. FOLLOWING THE AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES IN SEPTEMBER ON OFF-SITE EMERGENCIES, THE SEVENTH ROUND OF EXPERT TALKS CONCENTRATED ON INCIDENTS WITHOUT DIRECT CONSEQUENCES OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE, I.E. ON-SITE INCIDENTS. IN THE DISCUSSION THAT SPANNED FOUR WORKING DAYS, THE TWO SIDES EXPLAINED THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS AND PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS FOR THE ARRANGEMENTS TO DEAL WITH ON-SITE ISSUES.
3. WE EXPLAINED AT LENGTH THAT THE ON-SITE COOPERATION ARRANGEMENTS WOULD NEED TO SERVE TWO MAIN PURPOSES: TO ENHANCE OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE ABILITY, AND TO REINFORCE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE BY HELPING THE TWO SIDES TO WORK TOGETHER TO DISPEL ANY UNFOUNDED RUMOURS WHICH MIGHT CAUSE PUBLIC CONCERN AND PANIC.
4. WE THEN PRESENTED OUR PROPOSALS. BRIEFLY, WE ASKED FOR:
A) PROMPT AND DIRECT NOTIFICATION (WITHIN TWO
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