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Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station

34.

Sir, in their speeches both Mr. CHAN Kam-chuen and

Mr Martin Lee referred to the recent problems at the Daya

Bay nuclear power station. Members will recollect that on

21 October, I answered questions in this Council regarding the matter of the "missing bars". The first comment I

would make this afternoon is that in a construction project

as large and complex as this, it would be unrealistic to

assume that problems and mistakes will not occur from time

to time. What is important is that when such problems do

arise, they are dealt with in a rational way and

satisfactory remedial solutions are developed.

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35.

As Members will know, the report on the recent

incident, prepared by the Guangdong Nuclear Power Joint

Venture Company, has been received and has been carefully

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considered by the Ad Hoc Group on the Daya Bay Nuclear

Power Station. The Ad Hoc Group were additionally given an

extensive briefing on the subject by engineers from the

Joint Venture Company, at which the media were also

present.

The Group also met with the Secretary for

Economic Services. The Joint Venture Company has made it

clear that while the recent incident revealed shortcomings

in the quality control arrangements at the Daya Bay site,

all the parties involved in the project remain committed to

ensuring that both during the construction and subsequent

operation of the power station safety considerations will

not be compromised.

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