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THE LEGCO GROUP'S 23 POINT REPORT WAS POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE. THE
CHINESE EXPERTS WERE STUDYING IT AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WOULD
''DO ITS UTMOST TO ADOPT THE OPINIONS, AS LONG AS THEY WERE
CONDUCIVE TO THE SAFETY OF THE NUCLEAR POWER STATION AND TECHNICALLY
AND ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE.'' HE SAID THAT SAFETY COULD BE ENSURED
FOR THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION. TAM AND LEE WERE QUOTED AS
SAYING AFTER THE DISCUSSION THAT ''THE MAINLAND SIDE POSSESSED
ENOUGH DATA ABOUT THE PLANT AND WERE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE
CONCERNS OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS''. THEY BELIEVED THAT THE MAINLAND
WOULD WORK OUT A SATISFACTORY PLAN FOR SAFETY AT THE PLANT. ZHOU
PING AND LI HOU CO-HOSTED A BANQUET FOR THE GROUP ON 19 SEPTEMBER.
4. THE MISSION HELD TALKS ON 18 AND 19 SEPTEMBER WITH RELEVANT
DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. MARIA TAM SAID THE GROUP HAD
GAINED SOME IDEA OF CHINA'S NUCLEAR POWER AND ATOMIC ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THESE TALKS. SHE BELIEVED THE PLEDGE MADE BY
CHINESE DEPARTMENT CONCERNED WOULD STRENGTHEN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE
HONG KONG PEOPLE.
5. THE GROUP'S MEETING WITH VICE PREMIER LI PENG ON 20 SEPTEMBER WAS
ALSO WELL REPORTED. LI SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON WISH OF THE
MAINLAND AND HONG KONG PEOPLE TO MAKE DAYA BAY SAFE: ''THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT PLACES ITS CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE IN.
GUANGDONG PROVINCE AND THAT FOR THE SAFETY OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS AT
A LEVEL OF THE SAME IMPORTANCE.'' HE STRESSED THAT CHINA ATTACHED
GREAT IMPORTANCE TO KEEPING ITS WORD AND ABIDING BY CONTRACTS. THE
PROJECT WOULD PLAY A POSITIVE ROLE IN DEVELOPING GUANGDONG'S ENERGY
AND MAINTAINING HONG KONG'S PROSPERITY AND STABILITY. HE SAID HE
UNDERSTOOD WORRIES OF THE HONG KONG PUBLIC AFTER THE CHERNOBYL
INCIDENT. BUT BELIEVED THESE WORRIES WOULD PROGRESSIVELY DIMINISH.
ALLEN LEE RAISED THE SUBJECT OF A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A
NON-GOVERNMENTAL NUCLEAR POWER SAFETY ADVISORY GROUP WITH THE
PARTICIPATION OF HONG KONG PEOPLE. LI RESPONDED 'WE HOLD A POSITIVE
ATTITUDE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH A GROUP. LI SAID THAT CHINA
HAD SENT ITS MINISTER OF NUCLEAR INDUSTRY JIANG XINXIONG TO THE
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