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In HK, acting Deputy Secretary for Economic Services Canice Mak gaid yesterday that as a result of increasing public concerns over the Daya Bay project following the Soviet nuclear accident, the Government would bring forward plans for education on nuclear energy, Radio-1 and a number of papers reported.
Mr Mak added that the long-term plan was expected to be drawn up. at the end of this year and would be implemented next year.
Editorially the HK Times said some people were trying to intimidate the general public by claiming that arguments against the Daya Bay project were unscientific. The paper said the arguments put forward by the people of HK opposing the nuclear power plant were rational and scientific.
Tin Tin Daily News said residents living in the vicinity of nuclear power stations in France were confident about the safety of the plants. This served to tell the people of HK that nuclear energy was not as dangerous as some people had claimed to be. The paper noted that China had sent experts overseas to receive training on the operation of power plants. The paper said that with the strict attitude China had treated scientific development, worries about management of the Daya Bay plant were unnecessary.
Ming Pao Evening News columnist Chui Ling said it was rumoured that Legco Unofficial Martin Lee, during his recent visit to the UK, was convinced by a respected nuclear expert about the safety of pressurised water reactors. Mr Lee had been keeping silent since his return, probably pondering on how to tell the people of HK about his change of attitude. The columnist said Mr Lee had only briefed Maria Tan the information he had collected. Mr Lee is having a vacation with his family in the US.
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