TNAG-1505-FCO40-2063-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 56

Translation

Annex G

Speech by Mr ZHOU Ping, Vice-Group leader of the State Council's Leading Group on Nuclear Power and Vice-Minister of Nuclear Industry,

at a meeting with Members of the LegCo Fact-finding Delegations

on Nuclear Power Generation on 18 September 1986

Ladies & Gentlemen,

Acting on the instruction of the State Council, I have the pleasure in meeting Members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council Fact-finding Delegations on Nuclear Power Generation on

visit

Beijing, and in being charged with the

with exchanging views

you on

here in

responsibility

for

hearing and

matters pertaining to the construction of the Daya Bay Nuclear

I and

colleagues my

have to

Power

Plant.

are pleased

the

opportunity to be your host. I would like to thank you for the introduction and explanation given by you on your Nuclear Fact-finding Report. I am well aware of the position taken by

the Delegation.

Following the Chernobyl accident in

in the Soviet Union,

the safety aspects of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant has caused grave concern among the people of Hong Kong. We have the benefit of the Xinhua News Agency (Hong Kong Branch) which provides us with abundant information, and keeps us well informed of the

concern and worries of the people of Hong Kong. Consequently our Government leaders pay close attention to this, and take the view that the concerns of the Hong Kong people about the safety of the Daya Bay Plant is understandable. To allay the fears and doubts of the people of Hong Kong, not only

not only have we received a

a great

number of members of the community of Hong Kong at the Daya Bay site, but we have also received, in Beijing, representatives of groups with divergent views

and listened to what the issue,

they had

say. The Hong Kong Legislative Council had

to

on

sent