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HKC 166/1
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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 0848
OF 2705OOZ
FEBRUARY 88
INFO PRIORITY UKMIS VIENNA
DAYA BAY
CONTINGENCY
PLANNING
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TOP COPY Q DIST 7
134476
MDLIAN 3294
POSSIBLE VISIT OF EMMERSON
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(IAEA, SAFETY DIVISION) TO HONG KONG
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AT
1. DURING LAST SEPTEMBER'S IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE, UKMIS (VIENNA)
ARRANGED A PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS WITH AGENCY OFFICIALS FOR WILSON. ONE SUCH MEETING WAS WITH EMMERSON OF THE IAEA SAFETY DIVISION.
THIS MEETING EMMERSON REVEALED THAT HE WOULD PROBABLY ATTEND, APRIL, THE IAEA SYDNEY CONFERENCE ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION. HE SUGGESTED THAT IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO MAKE A STOP-OVER IN
HONG KONG, ON HIS RETURN TO VIENNA, TO EXAMINE OUR BACKGROUND · RADIATION MONITORING PROGRAMME (BRMP).
2. HAVING FURTHER CONSIDERED THIS SUGGESTION, WE BELIEVE BENEFITS COULD BE DERIVED BY EMMERSON MAKING A SHORT STOP-OVER IN HONG KONG. IN ADDITION TO EXAMINING OUR BRMP, HE COULD ALSO INFORM US OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE IAEA ON SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND PARTICULARLY CONTINGENCY PLANNING. SUBJECT TO YOUR AGREEMENT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF UKMIS (VIENNA) COULD CONTACT EMMERSON WITH A VIEW TO ASCERTAINING WHETHER SUCH A VISIT (SAY 3 DAYS IN HONG KONG)
IS POSSIBLE AND CAN BE ARRANGED.
3. IF REQUESTED, WE ARE WILLING TO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION AND MEET OTHER REASONABLE INCIDENTAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY EMMERSON WHILST IN HONG KONG. WE ARE, HOWEVER, ASSUMING THAT THE ASSOCIATED TRAVEL COSTS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE VIENNA-SYDNEY RETURN AIRFARE AND
THAT THIS WILL BE MET BY THE AGENCY.
WILSON
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