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THE STUDIES ON A RADIATION MONITORING PROGRAMME AND A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME HAD BEEN COMPLETED BUT THE TWO OTHER MORE CRUCIAL STUDIES WERE YET TO BE CONCLUDED, HE SAID.

+GOVERNMENT SHOULD ASK THE CONSULTANTS TO EXPEDITE THE STUDIES AND SHOULD MAKE PUBLIC THE COMPLETED REPORTS, HE URGED.

IN ADDITION, MR TAM NOTED THAT THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER JOINT VENTURE COMPANY WERE CONDUCTING SEVERAL STUDIES AND ASKED THE GOVERNMENT TO APPROACH THE PARTIES CONCERNED TO RELEASE THE STUDY REPORTS.

THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY'S REPORTS INCLUDED A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE DAYA BAY PROJECT A PRELIMINARY SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORT, AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, HE SAID.

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MR TAM FELT THAT THE PREREQUISITE FOR COMING TO A CONCLUSIVE OPINION WAS TO CONDUCT RATIONAL DISCUSSION BASED ON ADEQUATE INFORMATION.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPREHENSION AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE THE LACK OF PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT.

+WHEN GOVERNMENT GAVE ITS APPROVAL IN 1983 FOR CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT, NO ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXPLAIN THE MATTER TO THE PUBLIC, SUCH AS GOVERNMENT DELIBERATIONS ON THE ECONOMIC AND SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROJECT.

+FURTHERMORE, THERE WAS NO ACTIVE CONSULTATION TO COLLECT PUBLIC OPINIONS, + MR TAM SAID.

DAYA BAY PROJECT SHOULD BE RECONSIDERED *****

THE HON ANDREW WONG TODAY (WEDNESDAY) LIKENED THE DECISION HONG KONG HAD TO MAKE ON THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PROJECT TO AN IGNORANT MAN HAVING TO DECIDE ON WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR HE HAD TO CONSULT WHEN HE FELL SICK.

MR WONG WAS SPEAKING DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE DAYA BAY ISSUE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

AS THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER JOINT VENTURE COMPANY WOULD FORMALLY SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FRENCH NUCLEAR POWER MANUFACTURER FRAMATOME IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER, HE SAID HE BELIEVED IT WAS HIGH TIME FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO MAKE A DECISION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY HAD SUFFICIENT DATA.

/BASED ON