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GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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FOLLOWING IS THE DRAFT OF THE PASSAGE WHICH 4 INTEND TO INSERT IN MY ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON DAYA BAY. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE DESKPY 03003OZ (FCO) AND DESKBY 03040OZ (PEKING).
BEGINS
1. M. HAVE IN PAST ADDRESSESS TO THIS COUNCIL REFERRED TO THE ARRANGEMENTS UNDER WHICH HONG KONG WOULD FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT DECADE RECEIVE SUPPLIES OF ELECTRICITY FROM THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BEING BUILT BY THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR JOINT VENTURE COMPANY AT DAYA BAY. MEMBERS WILL RECALL THAT THIS PROJECT WAS THE RESULT OF 6 YEARS OF SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AND NEGOTIATION RELATING TO ITS FEASIBILITY, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION, AND THE ARRANGEMENTS REQUIRED TO FINANCE IT. DURING THIS PERIOD IT WAS REGARDED IN MOST QUARTERS AS ENCOURAGING EVIDENCE OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ALL
THE PARTIES CONCERNED WHICH AUGERED WELL FOR THE FUTURE. IT WAS
TAKEN AS A HELPFUL AND ENCOURAGING SIGN AT A TIME OF CONTINUING
ANXHETY ABOUT HONG KONG'S FUTURE.
2. IT WAS SUBSEQUENT TO THAT THAT THE NUCLEAR ACCIDENT AT CHERNOBYL
PROVOKED AN INTENSE DEPAT WORLD-WIDE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAMMES, EVEN THOUGH THE CHERNOBYL PLANT WAS OF
A DESIGN NOT USED IN OTHER COUNTRIES. IT TURNED THE SPOTLIGHT
OF INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION ON TO SAFETY MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL
CO-OPERATION IN THIS FIELD. IT DID NOT, HOWEVER, CHANGE THE VIEW
OF MANY GOVERNMENTS WITH CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAMMES THAT NUCLEAR
POWER, PROPERLY MANAGED, HAD A PART TO PLAY IN MEETING THE WORLD'S ENERGY NEEDS. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, IN PARTICULAR, DECIDED THAT
THE PROJECT AT DAYA BAY SHOULD GO AHEAD.
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