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+MOREOVER, WE MUST NOTE THAT THE PUBLIC DO NOT SEEM TO APPRECIATE THE OFFER OF CHEAP ELECTRICITY CHARGES. EMPHASISE TIME AND AGAIN IS 'SAFETY',+ HE SAID.
WHAT THEY
MR HUI HOPED THAT BOTH THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS AS WELL AS CONCERNED ORGANISATIONS WOULD STUDY THE REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FACT-FINDING DELEGATIONS AND MAKE PRUDENT DECISIONS -- EVEN IF IT MEANT SHELVING THE DAYA BAY PROJECT.
SIGNING SHOULD BE DEFERRED
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DR THE HON CONRAD LAM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SAID THE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE DAYA BAY PROJECT SHOULD BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE RESULTS OF THE LEGCO FACT-FINDING TRIPS ON NUCLEAR SAFETY ARE MADE PUBLIC.
+ IF SUBSEQUENTLY THE GENERAL OPINION IS STILL AGAINST THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NUCLEAR PLANT AT DAYA BAY, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD WITHDRAW THE APPROVAL FOR CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY TO BUY ELECTRICITY FROM CHINA,+ HE SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE DAYA BAY PROJECT.
IT SHOULD ALSO REFUSE TO ACT AS A GENERATOR FOR LOANS SECURED BY THE POWER COMPANY AND CANCEL THE LICENCE GRANTED TO THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY, HE ADDED.
WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED, HE SAID.
DR LAM ALSO ASKED THE GOVERNMENT TO EXPLAIN CLEARLY TO THE PUBLIC ALL PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY THE PROJECT. HE MENTIONED MATTERS SUCH AS SAFETY, HEALTH, MONITORING OF THE PLANT, ELECTRICITY CHARGES, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, INSURANCE AND LÉGAL PROCEEDINGS IN RELATION TO ANY ACCIDENTS AT THE PLANT AND WHETHER NUCLEAR POWER WAS THE BEST SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR HONG KONG.
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EXERCISE POWERS TO OBTAIN N-PLANT INFORMATION
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAS BEEN CALLED ON TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER ITS NEWLY ACQUIRED POWERS UNDER SECTION 9 OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) ORDINANCE TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ON THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PROJECT.
THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY THE HON MARTIN LEE DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE ISSUE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
/MR LEE POINTED