Hong Kong leader ‘concerned’ over Chinese nuclear plant after leak report

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam (AP)

Hong Kong’s leader has said her government is closely watching a nearby Chinese nuclear power plant following reports that it might be leaking.

The plant’s operators have released few details, but nuclear experts say based on their brief public statement, the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant might be suffering a leak of gas from fuel rods inside a reactor.