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and advised that the
delegation Members should accept the
invitation to visit Beijing.
7.
report has drawn
The publication of the delegations'
considerable interest from the public and so far more than 8,000
copies of the report have been requested. Some members of the public have forwarded their written comments to the UMELCO Office while others have chosen to express their views on the report
through the media. They include views from district board members, religious organisations, interested groups and private
individuals.
8.
Generally speaking, members of the public who support
the findings of the report consider that it is a rational, practical and valuable document containing detailed information
on nuclear power generation and that the observations made
therein should be carefully considered by the relevant
authorities. On the contrary, there are also those who hold opposing views. They consider that
that the report
report was written with the presumption that the Daya Bay project will go ahead; that it is not well-balanced in that no significant anti-nuclear views
have been included;
included; that
that it has not analysed the pros and cons for Hong Kong of constructing the Daya Bay plant; that it has not contained information on the economic viability of the project;
that it
it has not proved the feasibility of the project; that it
has no information on the details and costs of contingency measures required for Hong Kong; and, above all, has not eased
the worry and concern of the people of Hong Kong over the
project.
9.
In accepting the invitation to visit Beijing, members of the delegations believe that they are tasked :-
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