TNAG-1500-FCO40-2058-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 73

GRS

750

CONFINDENTIFAL

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2366

OF 22052OZ JULY 86

CONFIDENTIAL

AKCK 166/1

FOR: HKD FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION TO MR. JOHN YAXLEY, SECRETARY

FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

OUR TELNO. 2355 ↑ NUCLEAR SAFETY: YAXLEY'S VINSINT.

FURTHER TO PARA. 2 OF OUR TUR, THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF

POSSIBLE MEDA QUESTIONS AND PROPOSED ANSWERS. WE WILL TELEGRAPH

SEPARATELY A FURTHER LIST OF POSSIBLE QUESTIONS (W/O PROPOSED ANSWERS) FOR YOUR REFERENCE.

QUESTIONS.

1. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED

FROM THE VISIT?

SUGGESTED ANSWERS.

(BRIEFLY DESCRIBE PLACES VRSTED

AND PEOPLE SEEN) HAVE LEARN'T A

GREAT DEAL ABOUT CONTINGENCY

ARRANGEMENTS IN THE UK AND FRANCE.

2. DID YOU FIND ANYTHING WHICH

COULD THROW DOUBT ON THE SAFETY

ASPECTS OR THE ECONOMIC VIDABILITY

OF THE DAYA BAY PROJECT?

3. WALL YOU BE COMP÷HLPNG A

REPORT?

4. TO WHOM WILL THAT REPORT GO?

5. WILL YOU PUBLISH THE REPORT?

6. PS HKG NOW GOING TO DRAW UP

CONTINGENCY PLANS? IF SO, WHAT

AREAS WILL THEY COVER?

7. S T NECESSARY FOR SUCH

NO,

YES.

# DUDN'T.

TO THE GOVERNOR.

CERTAINLY.

WE SHALL BE LOOKING AT

ARRANGEMENTS TO MINIMISE EFFECTS

ON HK PEOPLE IN THE EVENT,

HOWEVER UNLIKELY, OF AN ACCIDENT AT DAYA BAY. WE HAVE SOUGHT

ADVICE FROM HARWELL ON WHAT

ELEMENTS SUCH A PLAN SHOULD

COVER. WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE

THEIR ADVICE NEXT YEAR.

TOO EARLY TO SAY, DEPENDING ON

CONTINGENCY PLANS TO BE AGREED BY WHAT CONTINGENCY ARRANGEMENTS

CHINA?

ARE PROPOSED.

CONFIDENTIAL

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