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+ IF IT APPEARED THAT A PLAN WAS INADEQUATE TO ENSURE A CONTINUED RELIABLE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, WE WOULD IN DISCUSSION WITH THE COMPANY CONCERNED REQUIRE AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO RECOMMEND TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THAT IT BE APPROVED, MR JACOBS SAID.
IN 1983 TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS RETAINED BY THE GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED THAT THE EXPANSION PLANS OF BOTH POWER COMPANIES WERE ADEQUATE TO MEET THE RISING DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, INCLUDING THE NEW TOWNS.
MR JACOBS TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT AS ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE, THE CONSULTANTS WOULD BE ASKED TO ADVISE ON THE ADEQUACY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS OF BOTH POWER COMPANIES, EVEN THOUGH EXPERIENCE HAD SHOWN THESE NETWORKS TO BE RELIABLE.
ON THE SALE OF ELECTRICITY TO CHINA, MR JACOBS SAID THAT ITS MAXIMUM ANTICIPATED DEMAND WAS AMONG THE FACTORS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE PREPARATION BY CHINA LIGHT AND POWER OF ITS REGULAR FINANCING PLANS.
+FURTHERMORE IT IS A CONDITION OF THE AGREEMENTS IN RELATION TO THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TO CHINA THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY UNEXPECTED SHORTAGE, HONG KONG CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY,+ HE POINTED OUT.
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BUT HE ADDED THAT AN UNEXPECTED SHORTAGE WAS UNLIKELY, THE PEAK LOAD TIMES OF HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG WERE DIFFERENT.
ON TOWN GAS, MR JACOBS REPORTED A SECOND PRODUCTION PLANT WAS BEING PLANNED BY THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY.
THIS WAS PARTLY TO MEET THE CONTINUING GROWTH IN DEMAND, AND PARTLY TO PROVIDE TOWN GAS TO NEW DEVELOPMENT AREAS.
+WORK ON EXTENDING THE EXISTING TOWN GAS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IS NOW IN PROGRESS IN PARALLEL WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD, MR JACOBS SAID.
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