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made for transport of the workers' children to and from schools. To provide suitable sites for quarters on Lantau would be no problem, but remote housing, un- connected by road with the urban areas, is unpopular, and the Company feels that the Lantau site will affect its ability to man and operate the new station properly.
A table summarising the main relevant characteristics of the three sites considered is attached at Annex B. The official conclu- sion is that the Tap Shek Kok site must be ruled out because of the problems of marine access and the risk of silting the cooling system. This leaves only Wan Tsai (Jones Cove) and Tai Tsing Chau (North Lantau) to be considered. From the Company's point of view, Wan Tsai is feasible, although there would be some staff problems because of its remoteness, and there would also be problems connected with pilotage. From Government's and the public's point of view, the establishment of a power station at this location would be a severe blow to the Country Parks policy and would provoke severe and justifiable criticism. The Advisory Committee on Environmental Pollution has already advised strongly against it. This site could therefore only
be allocated if the Government was satisfied that no feasible alternative site existed. This requires us to look very closely at the objections to the North Lantua site set out in sub-paragraphs 7(b)(ii)(1) and (2) above. Against the background of the strong objections to Wan Tsai, the Govern- ment does not consider that the cost of $100 million for a transmission tunnel can be accepted as conclusive in itself, particularly having regard to the total investment involved of $2-3, 000 million. The Company accepts this, but it is understandably concerned at the implications of absence of road access to such a large investment. It appears to attach particular importance to road access as a result of difficulties experi- enced at Tsing Yi before the bridge was built. According to the Company, such access would not be necessary during construction, but it would become so increasingly from 1981, as the station is commissioned and is progressively expanded. The Company is prepared to accept the site subject to a feasibility study, but it feels strongly that the Govern- ment should match its enterprise by providing road access within a reasonable time.
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In an effort to solve the problem, the Company suggested it might contribute $100 million towards the cost of a road tunnel that would also carry transmission cables.
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