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He suggested that China postpone the signing of the Daya Bay contracts and make reference to a report on the Chernobyl accident to be compiled by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, which would meet on August 25.
The HK Standard reported in its lead story that anti-Daya Bay nuclear plant Legco members were heading for a showdown with members of the overseas fact-finding delegations over the question of
accountability.
The South China Morning Post carried a similar report in its inside page.
Speaking to reporters after a public function, Legco member Pauline Ng said it was hoped that the reports by the Legco delegations would be ready early next month.
In moderate coverage, some media reports said that most of the 19 Kwun Tong DB members who spoke at yesterday's meeting were in favour of shelving the project and hoped that China, Britain and HK would make available as much as information as possible.
The HK Economic Journal reported that several concerned groups in HK would go to Peking in the coming week to express views on the Daya Bay project. The trips had been arranged by the local NCNA.
The paper noted that Legco members Jackie Chan and Pauline Ng and Urban Councillor Peter C.K. Chan would go with the delegation from the Kowloon City BLCC liaison office in their personal capacity.
In an inside-page lead, Ta Kung Pao reported from London that a senior official of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority said that Harwell's risk assessment report did not say that the risk ratio estimated for the Daya Bay plant was 1:166.
The official said that the figure given was clearly speculative. He added that by disclosing the figure, the media had not only not helping the public to know more about nuclear safety, but had seriously threatened the public's sense of security.
Yu Kam-yin of the HK Economic Journal said HKU lecturer Victor Sit had invited criticism by telling those sceptical about N-plant safety to jump into the harbour. The columnist said this was not the first time Dr Sit had blundered. The last time was when he commented on the
Lobo motion and called it unconstitutional. He said that even a
left-wing friend of his had said that Dr Sit was very unwise for having said that because it would not do any good to his cause. The columnist added that Dr Sit had lost credibility and would most likely remain
silent for ever.
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