WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1987
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DAYA BAY REPORT AVAILABLE SOON
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A REPORT ON THE NON-COMPLIANCE PROBLEM CONNECTED WITH THE FIRST LAYER OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE NEXT
10 DAYS OR So, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL THEN MAKE A COPY AVAILABLE ΤΟ THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AD HOC GROUP ON THE DAYA BAY POWER PLANT," HE
SAID.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHENG HON-KWAN, MR JACOBS SAID THAT UPON LEARNING OF THE PROBLEM, THE GOVERNMENT IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD
TO PROVIDE A FULL REPORT ON BOTH THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEVIATION AND THE REMEDIAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
"THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET RECEIVED THIS REPORT AND I AM THEREFORE UNABLE TO INFORM MEMBERS THIS AFTERNOON OF THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM,
OR,
INDEED, THE STEPS THAT THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY HAS TAKEN, OR PLANS TO TAKE, TO STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES ON SITE TO AVOID SIMILAR OCCURRENCES IN THE FUTURE, HE SAID.
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REMEDIAL MEASURES
CONCERNING STEPS BEING TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT WERE SATISFACTORY AND WOULD NOT IMPAIR THE SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF THE PLANT, MR JACOBS SAID THAT PROPOSALS HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE AND WERE CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED BY THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY.
THE BOARD OF THE HONG KONG NUCLEAR INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD WOULD BE KEPT FULLY INFORMED AND WOULD BE CONSULTED, HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE PROPOSED SOLUTION HAD BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE CHINESE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, WHO HAD INDICATED NO OBJECTION TO ITS ADOPTION.
"FULL DETAILS OF THE REMEDIAL MEASURES ARE EXPECTED ΤΟ COVERED IN THE REPORT NOW AWAITED," HE SAID.
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