SEP 05 '86 14:57 TIBCOOU) HK GOVT
In a second editorial, the paper said that although there was need for an evacuation plan in HK, a well thought-out set of contingency measures would still be necessary. The Government should think about it.
Friday, August 22: Legco Unofficial Martin Lee yesterday called on the acting Governor, Sir David Akers-Jones, to call a special Legco sitting during the summer recess to discuss the Daya Bay issue, the media reported prominently.
According to the reports, Mr Lee told a press conference that Legco's standing orders stipulated that the Governor could call a special meeting to discuss matters of public interest when the council was in recess. He said that the Daya Bay issue would no doubt satisfy the requirements set out in the standing orders.
The papers said that Mr Lee's call was supported by his Legco colleagues Conrad Lam and Tai Chin-wah as well as a councillor who did not wished to be named.
The HK Economic Journal quoted Sir David as saying that a decision on whether to call a special meeting would have to be made after the Legco fact-finding missions' report was ready. Sir David was also quoted as saying that nuclear safety was a matter of public concern. However, he declined to say whether it met the requirements for calling a special Legco meeting during the summer recess.
The paper quoted Legco Unofficial Andrew Wong as saying that urging the Governor to hold a special Legco session might be too hard-line an approach. Mr Wong said that if the Governor refused to call the meeting, it would give rise to constitutional questions and people would have various views on whether he should continue to preside over Legco. Mr Wong was quoted as saying that there was urgent need to call a special Legco meeting.
Another Legco Unofficial, Szeto Wah, who had just returned from the United States, was in favour of a special session. Dr Chiu Hin-kwong thought that an in-house meeting of the council would be more appropriate but he believed that there was no need to call one now. S.L. Chen said that whether a special session was needed would depend on whether the report by the overseas missions had come up with new information.
Selina Chow suggested that a decision be made after the report had been studied. Lee Yu-tai supported the idea of a special session.
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