The Government is working closely with relevant ministries and departments of the Central Government in order to establish a Guangdong-Macao nuclear safety reporting mechanism.

The Secretary for Security, Mr Wong Sio Chak, said on Sunday (11 December) that four separate bodies linked to the Central Government had already given their approval to the establishment of such a reporting mechanism. Currently, the Guangdong Government is going through the necessary procedures in order to set up the reporting mechanism.

The Government pays great attention to the public’s interest in safety issues regarding the nuclear facility in Taishan Prefecture, Guangdong Province. Macao is 67 kilometres away from Taishan, which means no evacuation measures would be necessary even if an incident categorised as of the most serious type were to occur, according to information provided by mainland authorities to the Government.

Mr Wong also commented on recent news reports regarding a suspected incident at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant, located in Shenzhen, Guangdong. The Secretary said that on Saturday (10 December) he contacted the Central Government’s agency responsible for regulating nuclear safety and learnt that no incidents had happened recently at the power plant.