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FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1993
HK READY TO HELP OVER SHENZHEN FIRE
THE
ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT KONG WAS READY TO OFFER ANY FURTHER HELP AND ASSISTANCE SHENZHEN MIGHT REQUIRE FOLLOWING THE FIRE YESTERDAY.
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"IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO, WE WILL CERTAINLY TRY TO HELP," HE SAID.
SPEAKING ΤΟ REPORTERS AFTER OPENING THE SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION CONFERENCE, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD DONE EVERYTHING THAT A GOOD NEIGHBOUR WOULD DO UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR HAS SENT A MESSAGE TO THE MAYOR OF SHENZHEN OFFERING THE GOVERNMENT'S CONDOLENCES ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES OR WERE INJURED IN THE FIRE.
ASKED ABOUT SAFETY OF THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, SIR DAVID SAID NO PARALLELS SHOULD BE DRAWN BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR DAYA BAY.
"THERE IS A VERY CLOSE CONTROL OF DAYA BAY AND DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.
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"IT'S BEING DEVELOPED UNDER [
INTERNATIONAL CODES OF PRACTICE.
"WE, OF
COURSE, ARE IN VERY CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES OVER THE WHOLE QUESTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT AND ALSO INDEED OF ANY OF THE ACTIONS WHICH WOULD BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY.
"WE ARE PUTTING IN PLACE ARRANGEMENTS AGREED BY BOTH SIDES ENSURE THAT THEY WILL BE AS SAFE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN MAKE IT.
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SIR DAVID ALSO REJECTED SUGGESTIONS THAT THERE WERE PARALLELS BETWEEN THE SHENZHEN INCIDENT AND THE STORAGE FACILITIES ON TSING YI ISLAND.
HE NOTED THAT THERE WERE EXTREMELY TIGHT PROCEDURES ON TSING YI AND THE FIRE SERVICES CARRIED OUT REGULAR INSPECTIONS,
"WE HAVE VERY TIGHT REGULATIONS AS TO THE STORAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS AND LPG AND SO ON. AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE CAN REST ASSURED THAT THE SORT OF THING THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN SHENZHEN COULD NOT HAPPEN ON TSING YI.
"I BELIEVE THAT ALL THE PRECAUTIONS WE HAVE TAKEN WOULD PREVENT SUCH AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING IN THAT WAY, HE ADDED.
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