TNAG-1776-FCO40-2530-Daya-Bay-nuclear-power-station-project-safety-concerns-in-Ho-1988 — Page 104

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171002 MDLIAN 5485

PEKING'S TELNO 726: UKAEA CONTINGENCY PLANNING REPORT

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THE CHINESE VERSON OF THE REPORT WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO 4 MAY. FIVE COPIES WILL BE SENT TO YOU AND PEKING BY BAG. GRATEFUL IF PEKING COULD FORMALLY ARRANGE FOR COPIES TO BE GIVEN TO THE CHINESE.

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BOTH THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS OF THE REPORT WERE RELEASED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON (5 MAY). THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A PRESS RELEASE HIGHLIGHTING THE SALIENT POINTS OF THE REPORT WE (COPY FOLLOWS BY BAG): SES ALSO GAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE. EMPHASISED THAT THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERED THE REPORT PROVIDED SOUND GUIDANCE FOR FUTURE ACTION AND THAT WE WILL NOW GIVE DETAILED CONSIDERATION TO THE MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN ORDER TO DEVELOP HONG KONG'S CONTINGENCY PLAN.

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3. THE RELEASE OF THE REPORT WAS GIVEN EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. ONE OF THE POINTS PLAYED BY THE PRESS WAS THE NEED FOR COOPERATION WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES (PARAGRAPH 5.3. OF THE REPORT). ON THIS WE ADVISED THAT COPIES OF THE REPORT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES AND THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY. WE ALSO INDICATED THAT AFTER THEY HAD HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE THE REPORT, WE HOPED TO TAKE UP WITH THEM MATTERS THAT CLEARLY NEED JOINT CONSIDERATION AND CO-OPERATION.

WILSON

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