OCT 16 '87 16:32 TIBCOOU) HK GOVT
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But human errors were sometimes difficult to avoid and that was the reason why HK people would not like to see a nuclear plant built at Daya Bay.
Ta Kung Pao (10.10) said that the decision by Guangdong NPJVC to make public the incident would be beneficial to the supervision of the safety of the plant by all parties concerned.
The Express (10.10) expressed worries about the fault.
Sunday, October 11 Some papers reported that Omelco member Maria Tam had expressed dissatisfaction over the incident.
She told newsmen after a seminar yesterday that the incident showed that HK people should be allowed to take part in the monitoring of the nuclear plant.
Ming Pao quoted PAS for Economic Services Joha Wilson as saying that the Government had learnt from the incident that the quality control system being adopted by the JVC was effective and reliable,
The Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Graham Osborne, was quoted by the paper as saying that the incident was not serious and that it would not affect the safety of the plant.
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Commentaries In a commentary today, Wah Kiu Yat Po (11.10) said that one way to restore HK people's confidence on the safety of the plant would be to commission an international company with vast nuclear experience to monitor the construction of the plant.
The HK Commercial Daily (11.10) said the incident showed that the supervision system on the plant had proved to be effective.
Monday, October 12 Legco member Martin Lee yesterday called on the Government and the Legco ad hoc group on the Daya Bay project to collect more information from the Chinese authorities on the incident to find out the actual reasons, the media reported prominently.
Speaking to reporters after a public seminar yesterday, Mr Lee baid that the Government should commission an independent group comprising international experts to study remedial measures to be taken by the Guangdong NPJVC to see whether they would be effective.
Some reports quoted him as saying that the discovery of the errors would definitely give HK people more room to argue for their participation in a safety monitoring body to be set up by China.
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