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Group on Daya Bay. He told the press that he was impressed with the

laboratory, and that the Hong Kong Government's thinking on

contingency planning was consistent with IAEA guidance. He also

said Hong Kong was too far away from Daya Bay to need major contingency planning arrangements.

The Hong Kong Government

welcomed these comments and they received extensive media coverage.

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