THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1986
STATEMENT ON DAYA BAY IN ABOUT 2 OR 3 WEEKS'
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY WILL PUBLISH A STATEMENT ON DAYA BAY IN ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS' TIME, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER OPENING THE SHUI ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE IN CASTLE PEAK, SIR DAVID SAID IT WOULD BE A THOROUGH AND COMPLETE STATEMENT.
+IT WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THE POINTS THAT HAD BEEN MADE IN THE DEBATE YESTERDAY, AND-REVIEW THE WHOLE CIRCUMSTANCES OF DAYA BAY AS IT AFFECTS HONG KONG, HE SAID.
ASKED TO COMMENT ON A SUGGESTION THAT SOME COUNCILLORS WOULD USE THE POWERS AND PRIVILEGES ORDINANCE TO GET MORE
INFORMATION, SIR DAVID SAID1 + DO THINK WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE AND, AS HE SAID. IT WILL BE AS FULL A DISCLOSURE AS POSSIBLE OF ALL THE FACTS LEADING UP TO DAYA BAY.+
ASKED TO COMMENT ON YESTERDAY'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DEBATE, SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS A VERY LONG BUT ALSO A GOOD DEBATE.
+ THINK MEMBERS SPOKE THE IR MINDS FRANKLY AND OF COURSE THE DEBATE ON DAYA BAY ENDED WITH A MOTION WHICH WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. SO I THINK ON THE WHOLE IT WAS A VERY GOOD DEBATE, AND VERY USEFUL, SIR DAVID SAID.
KOWLOON CITY DB ELECTION A SUCCESS
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A TOTAL OF 2 048 PEOPLE HAVE CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD HO MAN TIN (SOUTH) CONSTITUENCY BY-ELECTION WHEN POLLING CLOSED AT 10.30 PM TONIGHT.
THIS REPRESENTS 13 PER CENT OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS
OF THE CONSTITUENCY.
DESCRIBING THE TURNOUT AS VERY SATISFACTORY, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU SAID THE TURNOUT TODAY WAS HIGHER THAN ANY OF THE BY-ELECTION IN THE PAST.
MR CHAU ADDED THAT THE ENCOURAGING TURNOUT WAS
A DEMONSTRATION OF RESIDENTS' SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT
BOARD AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME.
MR CHAU MADE THE REMARK DURING A VISIT TO THE VOTE-COUNTING STATION AT THE MARTHA BOSS COMMUNITY CENTRE SHORTLY AFTER POLLING ENDED.
VOTE-COUNT IS GOING ON AT PRESENT AND ELECTION RESULTS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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