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CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAYA BAY PLANT WILL BE TO A PROPER STANDARD
OF SAFETY. HAD WE SEEN ANY REASON TO DOUBT THIS IN THE COURSE OF
OUR FREQUENT AND CLOSE EXCHANGES WITH THE FRENCH AND CHINESE
GOVERNMENTS WE WOULD NATURALLY HAVE TAKEN THE MATTER UP WITH THEM
ON OUR OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG.
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AS REGARDS THE OPERATION OF THE STATION, NOT ALL THE
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MONITORING, INSPECTION AND REGULATION AT BOTH
UTILITY AND NATIONAL LEVEL ARE YET IN PLACE. I CAN HOWEVER SAY
THAT ON THE BASIS OF THE EXCHANGES WE HAVE HAD WITH THE CHINESE
AUTHORITIES, THE STEPS THEY HAVE TAKEN AND THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THEY HAVE MADE, WE ARE SATISFIED THAT THEY ARE APPROACHING QUESTIONS OF SAFETY WITH THE UTMOST SERIOUSNESS, AND THAT THE PROJECT
SHOULD ACCORDINGLY GO AHEAD.
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