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administering stable iodine tablets to any emergency workers who are outside when the public in that area are sheltering.

Doses to emergency workers should be monitored, or assessed by some other means, and should be kept as low as reasonably practical. Doses to emergency workers should not normally be allowed to exceed the lower ERI. for evacuation of the public and must not exceed the upper ERL for evacuation of the public.

If the Hong Kong Authorities were to offer any emergency assistance to the People's Republic of China, for example with firefighting, personal protective clothing, respiratory protection, stable iodine tablets, and dosimeters would need to be provided.

12.15 Outside Assistance

Because of the remoteness of the possibility of a major release seriously affecting Hong Kong, provision of all but essential equipment needed during the first few days of an incident should be unnecessary. Consideration should be given to the sources of expertise and equipment which might be called on during the intermediate and recovery phases through organisations such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, (IAEA); see reference 44. This could include monitoring equipment to assess in detail the affect of the release on the Hong Kong population, and to assist in monitoring the foodchain.

12.16 Liaison with Supporting Organisations

Supporting organisations should meet, approximately annually, with the co-ordinators of the Contingency Plan to discuss emergency arrangements. The purpose of these meetings should be to familiarise the supporting organisations with the overall Contingency Plan and to ensure a continuing awareness of their part in the arrangements. These meetings should include reviews of the Contingency Plan and consideration of any changes arising from emergency exercises or changes in international standards. Such meetings should report to the Government Committee for Contingency Planning, (see Section 6.2).

Each organisation involved should draw up its own departmental standing orders to be executed in the event of an

emergency.

12.17 Universities and Polytechnics

Within Hong Kong there are a number of University Departments, etc., which have expertise in radiological matters. Some may have specialist counting equipment, such as gamma spectrometers or liquid scintillation counting equipment, together with facilities for preparing samples. In the event of a major release of radioactivity from the Daya Bay site the Royal Observatory's Radiation Laboratory at King's Park would have to deal with a very large number of samples. Some of this work may be delegated to appropriate University Departments, etc.

If

any such laboratories are identified as having a potential role in an emergency, this role should be borne in mind when the purchase of new equipment is considered.

Calibration checks must be carried out on all monitoring equipment to ensure that the results obtained from any of these laboratories are consistent with those obtained from the Royal Observatory's equipment.

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