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(Dr Hon CHIU Hin-kwong and Prof Hon POON Chung-kwong were unable to accept the invitation because of prior engagements.)

Chief

The group was accompanied by the following UMELCO Staff : Mr LAU Kwok-choi, Chief Assistant Secretary; Mrs Lorna MA, Assistant Secretary; Mr Alex CHOI, Principal Information Officer; Miss Amy TSE, Senior Information Officer; and the following staff seconded from the Hong Kong Government Chinese Language Division: Mrs Josephine HO, Senior Chinese Language Officer; Miss Pearl CHOW, Chinese Language Officer.

6.

The

At Beijing, we had three days of meetings with Chinese officials and visits to nuclear research institutes.

of visit programme

The followings are the

highlights of activities.

7.

is at

Annex B.

We had a full day of meeting on 18th September with Mr.

ZHOU Ping, Chinese Vice Minister for Nuclear Industry and

officials of the Ministry. The General Manager of the GNPJVC was

also present. A list of the officials present are at Annex C. During the 5 1/2 hours of meeting we discussed with the Chinese

officials all the 30 observations made in the LegCo Nuclear

Report. Mr ZHOU Ping also spoke on China's energy policy and the need for China to develop nuclear power along the coastal regions

in south-eastern China.

8.

On 19th September, we had a 2 1/2 hours meeting with Mr

ZHANG Yuman, Deputy Director of the National Nuclear Safety Administration of China and other officials from the

Administration. A list of the officials are at Annex D. At this meeting we were given a briefing on the organisation and work of the National Nuclear Safety Administration, which included the setting of nuclear safety regulations and their enforcement through licensing and inspection. The observations made in the LegCo Nuclear Delegations Report were also discussed.