TNAG-1504-FCO40-2062-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 72

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YOUR TELNO 1902} NUCLEAR SAFETY: SPECIAL SESSION OF HAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE

WE SHOULD VERY MUCH WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND AN OFFICIAL TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS. THIS WOULD HAVE TWO ADVANTAGES FOR US. FIRSTLY: IT WOULD INDICCATE TO THE COMMUNITY HERE (AND -INCIDENTALLY ALSO TO THE CHINESE) THAT THE HK GOVERNMENT #S TAKING ITS RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPECT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY MATTERS SERIOUSLY AND MOREOVER THAT IT SEES THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION.

SECONDLY IT WILL ENLARGE OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT AEA CAN AND CANNOT DO FOR CHINA/DAYA BAY/HONG KONG.

2. IN ADDITION, OUR ATTENDANCE AT THIS (AND APPROPRIATE SUBSEQUENT HAEA MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES) WILL BE SEEN BY LEGCO AS A QUICK RESPONSE TO THE OBSERVATION IN PARAGRAPH 5.3.6 OF THEIR REPORT THAT HONG KONG SHOULD JOINT AEA IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH INTERNATIONAL LINKS WITH NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCIES AND TO OBTAIN INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON NUCLEAR SAFETY. WHILE ACTUAL MEMBERSHIP FOR HONG KONG IS NOT POSSIBLE THE ADVANTAGES OF MEMBERSHIP AS SEEN BY THE LEGCO REPORT (ESTABLISHING LINKS AND OBTAINING INFORMATION) CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE PRAGMATIC ALTERNATIVE OF ATTACHING A HONG KONG OFFICIAL TO THE UK DELEGATION.

3. OUR NOMINEE IS MRS. EMMEL NE MOK WHO HAS BEEN ON THE DAYA BAY DESK SINCE MAY 1985. SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY FIRST SECRETARY HONG KONG COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON (1982-85).

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