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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1994

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ON EACH

THE RESPONDING TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION, I MUST EXPLAIN WHAT

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS ALREADY DOING AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE.

IN MAY 1989. GOVERNMENT'S DAYA BAY CONTINGENCY PLAN WAS PREPARED

TEST SINCE THEN, WE HAVE CONDUCTED TWO FULL COMMAND POST EXERCISES TO AND TO IMPROVE THE PLAN, IN NOVEMBER 1990 AND IN MAY 1993. OCCASION, WE MODIFIED AND IMPROVED OUR CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE LIGHT RECEIVED FROM OF THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS AND THE ADVICE WE

IN ORDER ΤΟ INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS WHO OBSERVED HOW THE PLAN WORKED.

IN AUGUST ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC ARE AWARE OF THE CONTINGENCY PLAN,

DESCRIBING 1993, WE PUBLISHED A TOTAL OF 156,000 COPIES OF A LEAFLET THE OUTLINE OF THE PLAN. IN DECEMBER 1993, 30,000 COPIES OF A BOOKLET BOTH THE LEAFLET WERE PUBLISHED, DESCRIBING THE PLAN IN MORE DETAIL. BOTH THE

A FURTHER AND THE BOOKLET WERE PUBLISHED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE. 120,000 COPIES OF THE LEAFLET AND 200,000 COPIES OF THE BOOKLET

IN TOTAL, OVER HALF OF PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR. COPIES OF THE LEAFLET AND THE BOOKLET HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC TO INFORM THEM ABOUT THE DAYA BAY CONTINGENCY PLAN.

WERE

MILLION

THE

AND

THE

KONG NUCLEAR IN MARCH THIS YEAR, WE, TOGETHER WITH THE HONG INVESTMENT COMPANY, MADE A PUBLIC PRESENTATION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY

WE DISPLAYED MUCH OF THE PORTABLE CONTINGENCY PLANNING TO THE MEDIA.

BEING EQUIPMENT WHICH WOULD BE USED IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF THE PLAN ACTIVATED. OFFICERS FROM FIVE OF THE 34 DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN PLAN WERE ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT

A LATER THAT MONTH, WE HELD ROLES IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN. PRESENTATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS PANEL OF THIS COUNCIL. FULL TEXT OF THE DAYA BAY CONTINGENCY PLAN WAS PUBLISHED IN APRIL.

THEIR

SIMILAR THE

WE'VE PUBLISHED AND WILI, CONTINUE TO PUBLISH IN FULL DETAILS OF WE WISH TO MAKE OUR CONTINGENCY PLAN AND OF NUCLEAR POWER IN GENERAL.

POSSIBLE. OUR CONTINGENCY PLAN AND OUR ARRANGEMENTS AS TRANSPARENT AS IN VIEW OF THE COMMENTS FROM OUR HONOURABLE MEMBERS WE

OUR WE MUST INCREASE SOME WAY TO GO. BUT WE HAVE BEGUN.

MEMBERS HONOURABLE HOWEVER,

PRESIDENT, I CAN ASSURE CONTINGENCY PLAN IS FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND.

THE

MR

CLEARLY HAVE EFFORTS. THAT OUR

IN

THE

IN

THE

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO CALLS ON THE MOTION ORIGINAL

MR PRESIDENT, WE HAVE DONE So, PREPARE A PROPER CONTINGENCY PLAN.

REASSURED AND WE HAVE SENT COPIES TO THIS CHAMBER. MEMBERS SHOULD BE

IN THE THAT I DON'T INTEND TO READ FROM THERE THE CONTINGENCY PLAN.

THE QUESTIONS INTEREST OF BREVITY, MR CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO ANSWER POSED BY HONOURABLE MEMBERS SIMPLY BY REFERRING TO A FEW CHAPTERS OUR PLAN. THIS I THINK SET OUT IN DETAIL HOW WE WOULD RESPOND TO CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY MEMBERS. IN CHAPTER THREE, WE DID SET OUT DETAIL THE NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION CONCERNING NUCLEAR INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT OCCUR AT GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER STATION. ASSESSMENT IN CHAPTER FOUR, WE DESCRIBE OUR RADIATION MONITORING AND PROCEDURES. IN CHAPTER FIVE, WE DEAL WITH HOW WE WOULD EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC ANY EVENTS WHICH WOULD TAKE PLACE AT GUANGDONG STATION. IN CHAPTER SEVEN, WE DESCRIBE HOW WE WOULD COMING ACROSS THE BORDER AND HOW WE WOULD HAVE MONITORING CENTRES AND BORDER CONTROL DE-CONTAMINATION CENTRES. IN CHAPTER EIGHT, FURTHER

WITH MEASURES ARE SET OUT. IN CHAPTER NINE, COUNTER MEASURES DEALING

WE

DISPOSAL OF DEAL WITH IN AND WATER.

CHAPTER FOOD

WITH AND IN CHAPTER 14

DEAL PLEASED THERE INGESTION ALL THE OUR

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NUCLEAR POWER MONITOR PEOPLE

WE

申

RADIOLOGICALLY CONTAMINATED WASTE. CROSS BORDER AND EXTERNAL LIAISON AND ASSISTANCE. I'M IS A NUMBER OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE REFERRED TO THE DANGERS OF BECAUSE THIS REPRESENTS THE MOST CREDIBLE POSSIBILITY WHICH

REPORT THAT ADVICE

I'M ALSO PLEASED TO EXPERT

WE MIGHT FACE.

WE CONTINGENCY PLAN DEALS WITH THIS RISK IN CONSIDERABLE DETAIL.

PROTECT WE WILL BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR FOOD SUPPLY. WATER SUPPLY. WE WILL BE ABLE TO SCREEN PEOPLE COMING INTO HONG FROM CONTAMINATED AREAS. MR PRESIDENT, ALL OF THESE DETAILS ARE OUT IN OUR CONTINGENCY PLAN.

WILL OUR

KONG

SET

/THE ORIGINAL