Citizens’ voices at the March 21 Candlelight Vigil
Mary Ann Manahan from the Philippines. Photo by Katie Tam
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According to Manahan, the disasters in Japan indicated the need for us to rethink how we manage our society and whether nuclear power is the best way in providing electricity. She also urged both the developing and developed countries to learn from the experience in Chernobyl that “nuclear energy is not safe at all”. She objected nuclear power because according to her no nuclear power station is really built far away from the population.
Alex Sin, an administrative worker. Photo by Katie Tam
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Sin viewed nuclear power as a dangerous resource in which people need to pay a great price in using it. “We cannot rule out the possibility that accidents will happen at nuclear power plant, and the aftermath of such accidents will affect not just us, but our next generation as well,” he said.
Ellen Cheng, a worker in a trading company. Photo by Katie Tam
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Cheng said that the disaster at the Fukushima plant in Japan is a wakeup call for all of us about the danger of using nuclear power, and it is important that the government takes initiative to monitor the safety of nuclear power plant.
Annie Wong (left), a student. Photo by Katie Tam
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Wong used to believe the government’s claims that nuclear power is a clean energy, until she read information about how there is no proper measures to get rid of the nuclear waste. The recent radiation leak incident at the Fukushima plant further strengthens her stance in opposing nuclear power. Her objection against building more nuclear power plant also comes from her concern that radiation leak contaminates food, water and lead to birth defects. She is disappointed because the government still does not realize the negative effects brought by nuclear power even after the Fukushima incident.
Miranda Yip with her three-month-old baby. Photo by Katie Tam.
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Yip said that the best way for us to help the victims of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan is to reexamine our lifestyle, to rethink whether we need such luxury consumption, whether we need such an energy that is capable of causing crisis to the entire organisms on earth, whether we are causing too much pollution in our daily life, and whether there is anything we can do to save energy.
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