TNAG-1502-FCO40-2060-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 97

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Chinese University lecturer Kenneth Young told a seminar that pressurised water reactors were equipped with automatic control and was very safe.

A China News Service report from Paris quoted the deputy head of the protection and safety research centre of the French Atomic Energy Commission as saying that the kind of serious incidents that occurred at Chernobyl would not occur at nuclear power stations in France and those with similar designs.

On ATV-C's "Newsline", lawyer Liu Yiu-chu said the question of who would be responsible for paying compensation to victims in HK in case of an accident at Daya Bay had so far not been dealt with. She said people should have the right to decide whether they were willing to accept risks that would affect their lives and the lives of their future generations. She would not accept the Daya Bay project if there was no evacuation plan for HK.

Another speaker on the programme, Wan Shek-lun of the Conservancy Association, said one could not imagine how evacuation could be carried out in case the whole territory was affected by an accident.

Monday, August 4: The electronic and print media gave prominent coverage to the departure of Legco's two fact-finding missions overseas in connection with nuclear safety.

The leader of a five-member Legco delegation, Allen Lee, told reporters at the airport yesterday before leaving for the United States that they would visit four nuclear plants in the US, including the one on Three Mile Island.

Mr Lee said although there had already been much comment on their missions, the trip was very important because Legco members had the responsibility to find out more information on nuclear power for the public.

He was quoted as saying that he hoped to complete a report within two weeks after their return for submission to Legco.

The delegation hoped to find out whether there were evacuation plans for areas near the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and would meet people from concerned groups there, Mr Lee added.

The Express quoted Legco member Lee Yu-tai as saying that the Legco delegates would use six weeks to compile a study report which would be made public. He added that decisions to be made by Legco would depend on public reaction to the report.