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OCMIAN 9481

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DD 12010OZ HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

111400Z JUL

GRS 181

HILL. 166/

RECEIVED IN

14 JUL 1986

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TO DESKBY 120100Z HONG KONG

TELNO 1421

OF 11140OZ JULY 86

257

KAY

1..ken

49481

1

NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA:

1.

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

MR ROBERT ADLEY, MP HAS TABLED THE FOLLOWING QUESTION FOR

WRITTEN ANSWER ON 15 JULY:

2.

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND

COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHAT REPRESENTATIONS HE HAS

RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG ABOUT THE DAYA BAY POWER STATION

PROJECT, AND IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT.

WE PROPOSED TO REPLY AS FOLLOWS:

WE HAVE RECEIVED NO REPRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE,

HOWEVER, BEEN FOLLOWING VERY CLOSELY THE EXPRESSIONS OF

CONCERN IN HONG KONG ABOUT THE PROJECT. WE RECOGNISE

THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WILL WISH TO BE SATISFIED OF

THE SAFETY OF THE DAYA BAY PLANT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF

INITIATIVES UNDER WAY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE INFORMED

ABOUT THE SAFETY MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED.

GRATEFUL ANY COMMENTS DESKBY 140830Z.

3.

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GUANGDONG

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HKD

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TRED

[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING STREET]

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

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GUANGDONG NUCLEAR

PUSD(MR CROWLEY)

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