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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2998
OF 11080OZ AUGUST 88
11 AUR
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INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS VIENNA, PEKING
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MIPT: DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION
AS REPORTED IN MIPT THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF OUR PRESS STATEMENT TO BE ISSUED ON THE AFTERNOON OF 12 AUGUST -
DAYA BAY SAFETY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
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''THE GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NUCLEAR SAFETY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE GUANGDONG DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION.'' THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
2. THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 11 HONG KONG MEMBERS INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMICS, AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS. WITH MEMBERSHIP DRAWN FROM VARIED BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERTISE, MRS CHAN BELIEVES THAT THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL PLAY A USEFUL ROLE IN IMPROVING
COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE CHINESE NUCLEAR AUTHORITIES AND THE OPERATOR OF THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION AND THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY. ''IT WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE
TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE OPERATION AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE
DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT AND TO KEEP ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS
ON THIS FRONT, SHE SAID.
3. ''THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS WELL-ESTABLISHED CHANNELS OF
COMMUNICATION WITH THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY AND THE RELEVANT
CHINESE NUCLEAR AUTHORITIES. BUT THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE
A VALUABLE ADDITION TO THESE CHANNELS, MRS CHAN ADDED.
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