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I have seen your minute of 16 July to Paul Channon.
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I agree that we must do what we can to get the facts about nuclear power across to the people of Hong Kong, and I am glad that my recent speech has helped in this respect. It is of course a pity that the opportunity I would have had to follow this up personally during my stopover in Hong Kong as part of my visit to China will now be missed.
As you will know, my officials have been closely involved in the visit this week of Mr Yaxley, to which you refer in your para 4.
The UKAEA have for some time had a consultancy with the Hong Kong Government under which they are advising on environmental aspects of the Daya Bay plant, contingency planning and so forth. The Authority have been asked to give the necessary priority to this work, and to keep us closely in touch with progress. It is of course essentially for the French to demonstrate the safety features of the plant which they are to supply, and for the Chinese to demonstrate that they are establishing an effective safety regime. We are however considering how we might help the Chinese in this task.
Following Chernobyl. the IAEA is considering extending its safety consultancy arrangements, and it may be that this too will offer
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