TNAG-1657-FCO40-2305-Daya-Bay-nuclear-power-station-project-safety-concerns-in-Ho-1987 — Page 55

HK ZAPP

FOR PRU USE ONLY

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

For WRITTEN ANSWER on

March 30th, 1987

Head of HKD

Please submit

a draft Answer

& Background

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to Parliamentary Unit

before Noon

27/3/87

TEXT OF QUESTION :-

Party

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206 Mr Frank Cook (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Com- W monwealth Affairs, whether Her Majesty's Government will now provide a contingency fund for assistance to businesses in Hong Kong in the event of an accident at Daya Bay nuclear power plant; and whether his Department has made any estimate of the likely cost of a worst case nuclear accident at Daya Bay under adverse meteorological con- ditions to Hong Kong.

to P/S

MR. RENTON

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON 30 March

PQS

for answer by

MR. RENTON......

(Minister)

ANSWER

Any question of assistance to businesses in Hong

Kong is a matter for the Hong Kong Government. The Hong ...REPLY(S) Kong Government have requested their consultants, the

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, to prepare an

accident assessment report on the Daya Bay power station. Once this report has been received and examinea, the Hong Kong

Government Will consider the possible implications

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copy to

R

Private Secretary

for Hong Kong of any accident at the Daya Bay plant.

PS/

•

(Minister)

Parliamentary

Clerk

authorised

horise

Ann Ward.....

(Head of Dept)

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