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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1986

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CLOSE CONTACT WITH CHINA SUGGESTED

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THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE CLOSE CONTACT WITH CHINA TO ENSURE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MONITORING OF THE DAYA BAY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT MET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.

THIS WAS SUGGESTED BY THE HON POON CHI-FAI WHEN SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE DAYA BAY MOTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR POON ALSO CALLED FOR THE PROMOTION OF NUCLEAR EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY AND ON THE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR POWER TO ASSURE THE PEOPLE THEY WOULD NOT BEAR ANY UNNECESSARY FINANCIAL BURDEN.

IN ORDER TO CLEAR DOUBTS, THE COMPANIES CONCERNED SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO INCREASE THE PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE AND DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DAYA BAY PLANT, HE ADDED.

MORE DATA ON RADIATION REQUIRED

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THE GUANGDONG NUCLEAR POWER JOINT VENTURE COMPANY AND THE GOVERNMENT HAD DONE NOTHING EFFECTIVE TO ALLAY THE FEARS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE CONCERNING THE DAYA BAY PLANT, PROFESSOR THE HON POON CHUNG-KWONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING ON THE MOTION ON THE DAYA BAY ISSUE, PROFESSOR POON SAID HE STRONGLY FELT THAT THE GNP JVC SHOULD RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE PLANT.

THE INFORMATION SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH TECHNICAL DATA AS RADIATION DOSES UNDER VARIOUS ACCIDENT SCENARIOS AND THE LIKELY IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING AT VARYING DISTANCES.

+A COMPARISION OF THESE DATA WITH THOSE WE OBTAINED DURING OUR FACT-FINDING TRIPS WILL SHOW WHETHER THE DAYA BAY PRESSURI SED WATER REACTOR PLANT IS TO BE SO CONSTRUCTED AS TO PREVENT ANY SERIOUS RADIOACTIVE RELEASES EVEN IN THE VERY UNLIKELY EVENT OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT,+ PROFESSOR POON SAID.

HE ALSO ASKED WHETHER THE GNP JVC WOULD INCORPORATE THE SAND FILTERS SYSTEM IN THE FRENCH-DESIGNED DAYA BAY PLANT AS AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURE WHICH FRANCE INTENDED TO INTRODUCE IN ITS PWR PLANTS.

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