WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1986
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LEGCO DELEGATIONS HELP ENHANCE SAFETY OF DAYA BAY
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DELEGATIONS ON NUCLEAR GENERATION HAVE OBTAINED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, THE HON DANIEL TSE SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE DAYA BAY MOTION, MR TSE SAID FROM THE INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE DELEGATIONS THERE WAS NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF TO SHOW THAT THE PROJECT WAS NOT FEASIBLE.
COMMENTING ON THE DELEGATIONS FACT-FINDING WORK, MR TSE SAID: +WE DO NOT EXPECT EVERYONE TO AGREE WITH US AND WE DO NOT ASK FOR ANY SYMPATHY FROM OTHERS.
EARLIER IN HIS SPEECH, MR TSE DESCRIBED THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAVAIL EXPERIENCED BY DELEGATION MEMBERS AND GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF HOW HE CONSOLIDATED HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS BEFORE EMBARKING ON THE FACT-FINDING TRIP.
MISGIVINGS ARISE AFTER CHERNOBYL
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THE GOVERNMENTS OF CHINA AND HONG KONG SHOULD RECONSIDER THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PROJECT, THE HON ANDREW WONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR WONG SAID HIS MISGIVINGS ABOUT THE PROJECT AROSE AFTER NEW POST-CHERNOBYL INFORMATION BECAME AVAILABLE.
+MY MISGIVINGS ARE SUCH THAT I CANNOT BUT ARRIVE AT THE TENTATIVE CONCLUSION THAT DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IS NOT TO THE LONG-TERM INTEREST OF BOTH CHINA AND HONG KONG,+ MR WONG SAID.
AT THE OUTSET MR WONG DECLARED HIS SUPPORT FOR THE MOTION BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OUGHT TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL DETAILS OF THE ARRANGEMENTS REGARDING SAFETY AND THE TARIFF FOR THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY FROM DAYA BAY SO THAT +THIS COUNCIL CAN BEGIN TO MEANINGFULLY PERFORM THE ROLE OF SUPERVISING THE ADMINISTRATION, +
HE ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT OUGHT TO EXPLAIN TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COUNCIL WHY SUCH ARRANGEMENTS WOULD SUFFICIENTLY SAFEGUARD THE LONG-TERM INTERESTS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE.
/MR WONG