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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1279

OF 30044OZ APRIL 86

Q3`

FOOT FCO Tel 308

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Moscow now repeated to Hong Kong

FROM: JOHN JAXLEY, ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH.

YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE VERY CONSIDERABLE INTEREST AND CONCERN THAT THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR NCDENT IS HAVING ON THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY BEARING IN MAND OUR PROXIMITY TO DAYA BAY.

2. MIT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL TO US MN OUR PUBLIC RELATION EFFORTS #F YOU WOULD BEAR IN MIND THAT WE SHOULD LIKE TO BE KEPT FULLY

#NFORMED ABOUT-

() NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THE CHERNOBYL #NCIDENT

HTSELF!

(HN) HMG'S PUBLIC REACTION TO HT, AND SPECIFICALLY

(OHM) ANY CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES WHICH HMG INTENDS TO TAKE TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT THE UK HAS ADEQUATE PROCEDURES TO DEAL WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF NUCLEAR FALL OUT FROM NUCLEAR PLANTS ENTHER WITHIN UK OR ELSEWHERE.

3. WE SHALL BE MISSUING A PRESS RELEASE LATER TO-DAY REMINDING THE PUBLIC OF OUR EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR RADIATION MONITORING, ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING. HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO ASSUME THAT THIS WILL SATISFY PUBLIC CONCERN WHICH WE ANTICIPATE WILL REMAIN AT A HIGH LEVEL FOR SOME TIME.

YOUDE

MINIMAL

HKD

NED

нии 16641

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

1 MAY 1986

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