to take, all possible measures
operation of the Daya Bay plant.
39.
to
ensure the safe construction and
Having regard to its responsibilities for the welfare and
well-being of the people of Hong Kong, Her Majesty's Government
the concerns expressed in Hong Kong to the Chinese occasions. Following discussions with the
conveyed
Government
several on
other Governments concerned in the project Her Majesty's Government
is confident that every effort will be made to ensure that the construction, operation and management of the Daya Bay plant will be carried out to the highest possible safety standards.
40.
were
The contracts with the British and French companies supplying
equipment for the plant, and the related Loan agreements, were signed in Peking on 23 September. Since then attention in Hong Kong
focussed largely on the safety and tariff
which aspects
debated again in the Legislative Council on 15 October. On this
occasion the Council passed a motion requesting the Hong Kong Government to provide "details of the arrangements regarding safety and tariff for the purchase of electricity from the Daya Bay nuclear
plant,
do documents
not power breach commercial confidentiality and to explain whether or not such interests of arrangements will sufficiently safeguard the long term
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issued on 10 November.
report containing
containing this information
was
41.
The Hong Kong Government is now engaged, with the help of the United Kingdom Atomic Eenrgy Authority, in drawing up contingency
plans which
would
be
implemented
Daya Bay.
unlikely
in the
In this regard a programme
of event
an
to
subsequent
incident occurring at monitor background radiation is being prepared, so that any change in the Levels of radiation in Hong Kong,
to the
commissioning of the Daya Bay plant, will be detected immediately. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has also been retained to
out
carry
education
assessment study and a
Government in coordination
risk a
activities is under preparation by the
with the Hong Kong Nuclear
programme.
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