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MONDAY, MAY 3, 1993

EXERCISE TO TEST CONTINGENCY PLAN

FOR DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

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HONG

THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONDUCT AN EXERCISE NEXT WEEK TO TEST KONG'S CONTINGENCY PLAN TO DEAL WITH ACCIDENTS AT THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION.

THE EXERCISE, INVOLVING 38 DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES, HELD ON MAY 13 AND 14 WITH A WARM-UP EXERCISE ON MAY 6.

WILL BE

TEST

"WE WILL BE

A CONDUCTING

COMMAND POST

TO EXERCISE COMMUNICATION AND DECISION-MAKING. THERE WILL BE NO PHYSICAL MOVEMENT MEMBER OF THE THE GROUND AND THE EXERCISE WILL NOT INVOLVE ANY PUBLIC," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECURITY BRANCH SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

ON

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXERCISE WOULD BE SIMILAR TO CONDUCTED IN NOVEMBER 1990.

THE ONE

"IT WILL INVOLVE TWO EXPERTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY

TEAM WHO

PLANNING ASSIST AN EXERCISE WILL SECURITY BRANCH TO CONDUCT AND EVALUATE THE EXERCISE," HE SAID.

ATOMIC IN THE

WITH

"THE

COPING 1990 EXERCISE SHOWED THAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF

BAY NUCLEAR EVEN THE MOST REMOTE CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT AT THE DAYA POWER STATION.

то

"THE PRESENT EXERCISE IS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORTS FAMILIARISE DEPARTMENTS WITH THE CONTINGENCY PLAN TO IDENTIFY AREAS IN WHICH THE PLAN MAY BE FURTHER IMPROVED, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

POLICE INTERCEPT THREE VIETNAMESE

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MIGRANTS

THREE

VIETNAMESE

INTERCEPTED

THE BY

MARINE

―

ONE MAN

TWO AND

WAN POLICE AT YUNG LONG

ON

WOMEN MAY

GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.

T

WERE 1, A

THEY ARE THE FIRST GROUP OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TO ARRIVE SINCE OCTOBER 1992 AND THE FIRST TO ARRIVE BY BOAT SINCE DECEMBER 1991.

THE TRIO ARE NOW BEING DETAINED ON OREEN ISLAND WHERE THEY WILL BE PROCESSED IN THE USUAL. WAY.

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