We believe that, once people in Hong Kong are more
fully informed of the attention being paid to the safety
of the planned plant, this will help allay their fears.
We welcome statements by the Chinese authorities that
they regard safety and quality as
paramount in their
nuclear power programme, and the practical measures which
they have taken to give effect to that commitment. We
also hope that the forthcoming visits to various
countries by members of
Public
Utilities
the UMELCO Standing Panel on
will help to
mote
produee greater
in
H
understanding in Hong Kong of civil nuclear power
general, and of the Daya Bay project in particular.
assure you that we shall continue to do all we can to
meet the concerns of Hong Kong people in this
connection.
Where the development of representative government is
concerned, significant reforms were introduced in
September last year, when 24 of the 56 seats in the
Legislative Council were filled by indirect elections.
These reforms have settled down well. We shall continue
with our policy of developing representative government
in Hong Kong cautiously and in accordance with the wishes
of the Hong Kong people. Progress will be formally
reviewed by the Hong Kong Government next year.