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EVACUATION PLAN. SEPARATELY, A PUBLIC OPINION PAPER ON DAY BAY PROJECT WAS ISSUED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REFORM CLUB, MR. BROOK BERNACCHI WHO SAID THAT NUCLEAR ENERGY SHOULD BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE IT WAS A SIGN OF PROGRESS.
8. THERE WERE SIGNS THAT THE CHINESS AUTHORITIES WERE CONTINUING WITH THEIR PR COMPAIGN. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CNS REPORTS ON THE SAFETY OF THE DAYA BAY PLANT. THESE REPORTS STRESSED THAT CHINA
THAT HAD THE TECHNOLOGY TO GUARANTEE THE SAFE USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH HAD BEEN PUT DOWN AS A PRIORITY ITEM IN THE COUNTRY'S SEVENTH FIVE YEAR (1986-1990) PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AND THAT A 'PSA' SAFETY ANALYSIS WAS UNDER PREPARATION, WITH THE SUPPORT OF IAEA. AS REPORTED IN OUR TELNO. 2824, THE LEGCO FACT-FINDING REPORT WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THE LEFT-WING PAPERS AND THE CHINESE OFFICIALS WHO SPOKE ON THIS SUBJECT. THE INVITATION TO LEGCO DELEGATIONS TO PEKING WAS SEEN AS A BREAKTHROUGH AS THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT CHINA FORMALLY RECOGNISED LEGCO. AS CNS REPORT ISSUED ON 1 SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTED THAT SOME HONG KONG PROFESSIONALS SPOKE FAVOURABLY ON THE REPORT. THESE PROFESSIONALS WERE DR. M.K. YEUNG OF HKU'S MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, DR. M.Y. TSA, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF HKU'S RADIOISOTOPE RESEARCH INSTITUE, DR. VICTOR SIT OF HKU'S GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT AND A WESTINGHOUSE MANAGER. MEANWHILE, NCNA CONTINUED TO ORGANISE VISITS TO DAYA BAY AND LAUNCHED OTHER PR ACTIVITIES.
9. WE ARE ARRANGING FOR A SUMMARY OF MEDIA REPORTS COVERING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 21 AND 27 AUGUST TO BE FAXED TO YOU AND PARIS. THE DISTRICT OFFICERS' WEEKLY INFORMATISQWA OPH'-, (21-27 AUGUST) AND MR. MARTIN LEE'S FACT-FINDING REPORTS WILL BE SENT TO YOU, PEKING
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