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MR. JACKIE CHAN AND MR. PANG CHUN-HOI MADE A NUMBER OF ADVERSE REMARKS: THE REPORT ASSUMES THE NUCLEAR PLANT WILL BE BUILT AND DOES NOT LOOK INTO THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THERE IS A NEED TO PURCHASE NUCLEAR POWER FROM DAYA BAY: THE REPORT CONTAINS LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE ECONOMIC ASPECT AND MAKES NO REFERENCE TO THE ECONOMIC VINABILITY OF THE PROJECT: AND THE REPORT CONTAINS LITTLE NEW AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND IT IS MERELY A PR PAPER.
4. MR MARTIN LEE HAS NOW RENEWED HIS DEMAND FOR A SPECIAL LEGCO MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DAYA BAY ISSUE. HE HAS ALSO CALLED FOR REVIEW OF THE GOVERNOR'S POSITION AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND HIS
ROLE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. CONCERN HAS BEEN EXPRESSED
THAT MR. LEE'S MOVE MAY LEAD TO A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS. A HKU LECTURER, MR. ALBERT CHEN, WARNS THAT LEGCO IS NOT A POSITION TO OBJECT TO EXCO'S DECISION TO ENDORSE THE DAYA BAY PROJECT. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THE REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL LEGCO DEBATE GAINS SUPPORT OF THE MAJORTY OF LEGCO UNOFFICIALS, THE GOVERNOR CAN HARDLY INSIST ON NOT RECONVENING LEGCO LEST THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE ACCUSED OF IGNORING PUBLIC OPINION. IN THIS CONNECTION, WE
ARE FAXWING TO YOU A SCMP ARTICLE BY ANN QUON ENTITLED ''CONST-
TUTIONAL CRISIS LOOMS OVER DAYA BAY''.
5. THE JOINT CONFERENCE FOR SHELVING THE DAYA BAY PLANT CRITICISE
THE REPORT FOR ASSUMING THE DAYA BAY PLANT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED NOTWITHSTANDING THE STRONG LOCAL OBJECTION. IN THEIR VIEW,' THE REPORT IS TOO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE DAYA BAY PLANT. THE REPORT ONLY PROVES THAT THE DAYA BAY PLANT CAN BE UNSAFE. IT IS DOUBTFUL WHETHER THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WILL INCREASE THE PROJECT COST BY ACCEPTING THE PROPOSALS FOR *INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURES. TAKING A DIFFERENT STAND, THE GROUP CALLING FOR SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDE TO THE DAYA BAY ISSUE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE LEGCO REPORT ARE REASONABLE AND ARE LIKELY TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE
PARTIES CONCERNED. THEY ALSO HARD-HIT THE JOINT CONFERENCE FOR
PREJUDGING THE REACTION FROM CHINA.
6. THE LEGCO REPORT HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A NUMBER OF PRESS
EDITORIALS AND COMMENTARIES. (PLEASE REFER TO THE MEDINA ROUND-UP REPORTS.) HTS NOTED THAT THE LEFT-WING PAPERS HAVE BEEN VERY
POSITIVE ABOUT THE REPORT AND HAVE INDEED SUGGESTED THAT THE
LEGCO RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED BY THE
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