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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1992

"FURTHER TO THE WORK THEY HAD CARRIED OUT IN 1988 UNDER A STUDY

THE COMMISSIONED BY

INC. POST OFFICE, BOOZ, ALLEN & HAMILTON

WAS COMMISSIONED TO PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE AVAILABLE

BROAD OPTIONS SERVICES

FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN HONG KONG, MRS CHAN SAID.

申中

THE STUDY ENCOMPASSED A SURVEY OF REGULATORY TRENDS OVERSEAS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FURTHER LIBERALISATION OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET.

"ITS FINDINGS HAVE MADE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REVIEW

BY UNDERTAKEN

THE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY WHICH IS NOW BEING ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH," SHE ADDED.

DAYA

THE TWO CONSULTANCY STUDIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS BAY NUCLEAR POWER STATION WERE CONDUCTED BY THE ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY,

UNITED

OF THE KINGDOM

THE

TO

1987,

WAS THE POTENTIAL

THE FIRST STUDY, CONDUCTED IN PURPOSE OF THE FIRST STUDY, PROVIDE ADVICE ON CONTINGENCY PLANNING TO DEAL WITH CONSEQUENCES FOR HONG KONG OF A MAJOR NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENT AT DAYA

BAY.

"THE

STUDY'S

PLAN CURRENTLY CONTINGENCY SECURITY, MRS CHAN NOTED.

"I

RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE FORMED THE

BY BEING DEVELOPED

BASIS

FOR

THE

THE

SECRETARY

FOR

1990, WAS TO

BAY

THE PURPOSE OF THE SECOND STUDY, CONDUCTED IN ASSESS THE RISKS TO HONG KONG FROM POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS AT THE DAYA NUCLEAR POWER STATION.

"THE

STUDY

CONCLUDED THAT THE HEALTH

RISKS ASSOCIATED ACCIDENTS AT DAYA BAY ARE MUCH LOWER, BY A VERY LARGE MARGIN, OTHERS ENCOUNTERED BY HONG KONG PEOPLE IN EVERYDAY LIFE.

WITH

THAN

"THE

ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN NOTED AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT CONTINGENCY PLANNING," SHE SAID.

IN OUR

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE CONSULTANCIES, THE ECONOMIC

HAS BRANCH

RECENTLY BEEN

FOR RESPONSIBLE

STEERING THE FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY COMMISSIONED BY THE FINANCE BRANCH.

SERVICES AIRPORT

WARDLEY CAPITAL LTD AND A CANADIAN SUB-CONSULTING MARSHALL MACKLIN MONAGHAN WERE APPOINTED TO CONDUCT THIS STUDY COMMENCED IN AUGUST 1990 AND HAS JUST BEEN COMPLETED," MRS CHAN

AND то

TEAM:

WHICH

SAID.

AN

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS

VIABILITY

PROJECT OF THE

RECOMMEND OF THE FINANCIAL APPROPRIATE FINANCING STRATEGY.

"ITS

RESULTS, TAKEN TOGETHER WITH THE OUTCOME OF DISCUSSIONS WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE RECENTLY BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, HAVE PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR THE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECT ON WHICH MEMBERS OF THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP TO AIRPORT AND RELATED STUDY

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NEW THE

SHE ADDED. PROJECTS WILL BE BRIEFED BY THE ADMINISTRATION SHORTLY,

THE TOTAL COST OF THE ABOVE CONSULTANCY STUDIES,

THE FINANCE BRANCH, IS OF COMMISSIONED BY THE

ONE MILLION.

INCLUDING THE ORDER

OF

$18

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