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TECHNICAL SOLUTION?

(B) WHEN WILL THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE GNPJVC HOLD ITS NEXT MEETING? WILL IT ENDORSE THE TECHNICAL SOLUTION AND ORDER WORK TO RESUME BEFORE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S DIRECTORS ON HKNIC BOARD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS AND COMMENT ON IT?

(C) WHEN WILL THE REPORT ON THE TECHNICAL SOLUTION AND THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND WHEN WILL IT BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE AD HOC GROUP?

(D)

NEWSPAPERS HAVE REPORTED THAT STEEL FIXING IS IN PROGRESS AT DAYA BAY DESPITE THE AD HOC GROUP'S REQUEST THAT WORK SHOULD BE SUSPENDED UNTIL ALL PARTIES CONCERNED ARE SATISIFIED WITH THE TECHNICAL SOLUTION. HAS THE JVC ALREADY DECIDED ON WHAT TECHNICAL SOLUTION TO ADOPT? IF THAT TECHNICAL SOLUTION IS SUBSEQUENTLY CONSIDERED UNACCEPTABLE? WOULD ANY STEEL FIXING WORK DONE ON THE BASIS OF THAT TECHNICAL SOLUTION BE REVERSED?

IN REPLY TO THE ABOVE FOUR POINTS, SES ADVISED THAT

(A) THE GOVERNMENT HAD REQUESTED HKNIC TO PUT TO GNPJVC LEGCO'S PROPOSAL THAT INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS SHOULD BE APPOINTED TO ASSESS EDF'S PROPOSED TECHNICAL SOLUTION. THE GOVERNMENT PROMISED TO INFORM THE AD HOC GROUP OF GNPJVC'S VIEWS ON THE PROPOSAL IMMEDIATELY THEY BECAME KNOWN.

(B) THE GNPJVC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WOULD MEET ON 27 OCTOBER. HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON THE REMEDIAL MEASURES UNTIL THE HKNIC BOARD HAD BEEN CONSULTED AND HAD GIVEN ITS ENDORSEMENT TO THE PROPOSED COURSE OF ACTION.

(C) IT WAS HOPED THAT THE REPORT ON THE INCIDENT WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE HKNIC BOARD FAIRLY SOON AND A COPY WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE AD HOC GROUP.

(D) STEEL RODS WERE BEING PLACED ON THE TOP OF THE FIRST LAYER IN PREPARATION FOR A FORMAL RESUMPTION OF WORK. THE GOVERNMENT

BE HAD BEEN ASSURED THAT NO IRREVERSIBLE WORK WOULD, HOWEVER, DONE UNTIL ALL CONCERNED WERE IN AGREEMENT ON THE TECHNICAL

SOLUTION.

THE AD HOC GROUP INDICATED THAT, BEFORE CONTEMPLATING ANY FURTHER

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