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and
advised that the delegation Members invitation to visit Beijing.
should
accept the
7.
The publication of the delegations' report has drawn 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 the report was written with the presumption that the Daya Bay project will go ahead; that it is not well-balanced in that
that no significant anti-nuclear views have been included; 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 has not proved the feasibility of the project; that it has ΠΟ information on the details and costs of contingency measures required for Hong Kong; and, above all,
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 :-