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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1974.
ON THE QUESTION OF SAFETY, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SAID THAT THE KOREANS HAD ADOPTED THE AMERICAN AND JAPANESE STANDARDS, WHICH PROVIDED VERY HIGH LEVELS OF SAFETY.
MR. ROBSON ADDED THAT THE INFORMATION HE HAD OBTAINED FROM HIS VISIT WOULD BE VALUABLE IN ASSISTING THE GOVERNMENT IN ITS PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THE FEASIBILITY OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT FOR HONG KONG.
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AT PRESENT, THE GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING INTO THE ECONOMICS OF SUCH A PLANT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE POWER COMPANIES. THIS PROVES FAVOURABLE THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO EMPLOY CONSULTANTS TO CARRY OUT A PROPER FEASIBILITY STUDY ON PROVING SITES WHICH ARE THOUGHT TO BE SUITABLE FOR A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND THEN PROCEEDING WITH THE DETAILED DESIGN AND LAYOUT FOR THE SITE AND PLANT.
MR. ROBSON SAID IT WOULD BE A LONG TIME BEFORE A DECISION WAS TAKEN. +THIS IS ONLY NATURAL+, HE SAID, WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A PROJECT WHICH COULD COST EVEN MORE THAN THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AND ONE IN WHICH WE ARE NOT SURE YET WOULD BE ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE TO HONG KONG.+
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