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quick to catch up. The quality of the young nuclear engineers was good and Vice Premier

Li Peng was clearly intent on making the nucleår

programme a success.

Miss Tam informed Dr. Blix that most people in

Hong Kong had accepted that the Daya Bay plant was a fait acccompli, after the major contracts were signed in last September. It was nevertheless recognised that the anxieties about the safety of the plant might re-emerge

from time to time. The Government accepted the responsibility for devising a contingency plan and for educating the public on nuclear energy. To reflect public

opinion, our LegCo Members formed an ad hoc group to

monitor the Daya Bay project. Miss Tam said that the Secretary for Economic Services would brief Dr. Blix, in greater detail, of the Government's involvement and the

role of the LegCo Ad Hoc Group.

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Although no announcement was made about Dr.

Blix's visit to Hong Kong, a reporter from a local

left-wing paper, Wen Wei Po, turned up at the airport and

asked for an interview. The invitation was politely

declined.

Discussion with the Secretary for Economic Services

8.

The meeting with the Secretary for Economic Services, Mrs. Anson Chan, started at 11:55 a.m. and

finished by 12:10 p.m. Mr. John Wilson, the Principal

Assistant Secretary responsible for matters relating to the

Daya Bay project, was also present.

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During the meeting, Mrs. Chan briefed Dr. Blix of

the events leading to the formation of the LegCo Ad Hoc

Group and its precise role. Mrs. Chan said that the LegCo members would expect Dr. Blix's briefing could reflect on