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THAT THE PROJECT SHOULD BE SHELVED.

IN SUPPORT OF THE ARGUMENT,

GREENPEACE POINTED OUT THAT THE DAYA BAY PLANT HAD PRESENTED SEVERAL IRRESOLVABLE CONCERNS INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE RADIOACTIVE

DAMAGES TO THE SIX MILLION PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

5. TWO LOCAL PAPERS, SING TAO JIH PAO AND THE HONG KONG STANDARD: QUOTED MR. JOHN WRIGHT, FORMER GOVERNMENT SCIENCE ADVISER, AS SAYING THAT THE LAZARD BROTHERS' REPORT DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION FOR SUPPORTING THE DAYA BAY PROJECT. THE GOVERNMENT HAD MADE A POLITICAL, RATHER THAN A TECHNO-ECONOMIC, DECISION ON THE DAYA BAY PROJECT. MR. WRIGHT ALSO DOUBTED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT HAD THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE TO MAKE BALANCED JUDGEMENT

ON THE PROJECT AFTER HIS POST LAPSED IN JUNE 1984.

6.

IN VIEW OF THE DECLINING PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE DAYA BAY ISSUE, WE DO NOT INTEND TO COPY THE MEDIA REPORTS AND THE DISTRICT OFFICERS' WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORTS TO YOU FOR THE

TIME BEING.

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