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DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION
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Another issue of major public
concern to
the
people of Hong Kong in 1986 was the proposed construction
of a nuclear power station at Daya Bay, in the Guangdong
Province of the People's Republic of China, some 50
kilometers from Hong Kong.
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The power station will be built and operated by
venture
company
in formed
1985
following
an
joint
agreement between the Guangdong Nuclear Investment Company (wholly owned by the Chinese Ministry of Nuclear Industry)
and the Hong Kong Nuclear Investment Company (wholly owned
by the China Light & Power Company of Hong Kong). The
participation of the
the China Light & Power Company in the
project
by the Hong Kong Government
following an evaluation of the options for meeting Hong
Kong's anticipated future demand for electricity and some
six
supported was
years
of detailed
feasibility,
on negotiations
construction, operation and
the project's
management
and
financing arrangements.
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