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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1986

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THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD START EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AT ALL AGE LEVELS ON NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION,

* THE GOVERNMENT AND THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES

SHOULD COLLABORATE TO WORK OUT COMPREHENSIVE CONTINGENCY PLANS IN CASE OF ANY INCIDENT AT THE DAYA BAY PLANT- AND

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THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE ALL POSSIBLE MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD THE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC INTERESTS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE, BECAUSE THE COST OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FROM THE DAYA BAY PLANT WOULD BE A KEY FACTOR.

EARLY ACTION NECESSARY ON SAFETY MEASURES *****

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD EXPEDITE ACTION ON PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST A NUCLEAR ACCIDENT AND ON PUBLIC EDUCATION ON CONTINGENCY MEASURES, THE HON CHUNG PUI-LAM TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN ADDITION, HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DAYA BAY PLANT SHOULD BE INSTITUTIONALISED, HE SAID DURING DEBATE ON THE DAYA BAY MOTION.

SAFETY STANDARDS SHOULD BE REVIEWED FROM TIME TO TIME AS THESE WERE BECOMING MORE STRINGENT INTERNATIONALLY.

ON THE ARRANGEMENT TO BUY ELECTRICITY FROM DAYA BAY MR CHUNG SAID ALL INFORMATION, IN PARTICULAR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ON THE ECONOMICS, SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC.

+ IT IS NOT OUR INTENTION TO TOUCH ON THE RIGHT OF MAINTAINING BUSINESS CONFIDENTIALITY, A RIGHT WE SHOULD FIRMLY UPHOLD,+ HE SAID.

+WE WISH ONLY TO BE PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION THAT CAN BE MADE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND THE JOINT VENTURE,+ HE ADDED.

MR CHUNG POINTED OUT THAT MEMBERS WERE NOT SEEKING AN ASSURANCE RELATING TO THE LEVEL OF TARIFF BEYOND THE YEAR 2000, BUT RATHER THE MORE READILY AVAILABLE FORMULA FOR THE CALCULATION OF TARIFF APPLICABLE IN THE LONG TERM.

HE SAID HE DID NOT THINK THAT SUCH DATA COULD BE REGARDED AS COMMERCIAL SECRETS.

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