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INFO HMMED RATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON IN PRORISTY PARIS, PEKING, UKDEL HAEA VIENNA
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NUCLEAR SAFETY: CHINA
WE HAVE SENT YOU SEPARATELY A DETAILED REPORT ON THE SECOND
SESSION OF THE UMELCO PANEL HELD LAST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE
THREE DAYA BAY ENGINEERS WHO ATTENDED THE FIRST SESSION ON 27
JUNE STONES OF CLP/HKNC PLUS OTHER STAFF AND ALSO SHR JACK CATER,
FIRST DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER GNPJVC WERE PRESENT. THE SESSION WAS
OPEN TO THE PRESS.
2. THE PANEL WAS JOHNED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF LEGCO WINCLUDING LYDNA
DUNN (TOTAL 27). HIT WAS A TOUGH AND AGRESSIVE SESSION WITH SOME
LEGCO MEMBERS PLAYING TO THE PRESS GALLERY. UNFORTUNATELY SOME
MEMBERS (PERHAPS A MAJORITY) REMAIN UNCONVINCED BY THE ASSURANCES
OF SAFETY PROVIDED BY CLP/HKNC. AS A RESULT AND FOLLOWING
DISCUSSION AT THE LEGCO #NHOUSE SESSION LATER IN THE DAY MEMBERS
HAVE NOW DECIDED TO MOUNT THEAR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION
INTO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR POWER. ACCORDING TO THE PRESS
THEY PROPOSE TO MAKE OVERSEAS VISITS TO COUNTRIES WHICH ALREADY HAVE
AN ESTABLISHED NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAMME, TO THOSE WHERE PLANTS ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ALSO TO THOSE WHICH HAVE
SCRAPPED PROJECTS. THEY ARE PARTICULARLY ANXIOUS TO MEET MPS N NORDIC COUNTRIES WHO HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH NUCLEAR POWER STATION MATTERS. ON SATURDAY MORNING UMELCO STAFF SOUGHT OUR VIEWS AND
THOSE OF CLP AS TO SUNTABLE PLANTS TO WISHT. HIT HIS NOT CLEAR HOW UMELCO INTEND TO ARRANGE THESE VARSHITS THOUGH WE EXPECT THAT
APPROACHES WILL BE MADE TO CONSULATES HERE.
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