内蒙古“新”“老”港澳委员齐议政:远距离更易产生“新鲜感”******
中新网呼和浩特1月12日电 题:内蒙古“新”“老”港澳委员齐议政:远距离更易产生“新鲜感”
中新网记者 乌娅娜
在内蒙古自治区政协十三届一次会议的分组讨论中,来自港澳地区的政协委员积极为内蒙古的发展建言献策,而他们中有今年第一次履职的“新委员”,也有参加过多届会议的“老委员”。
尽管港澳地区与内蒙古南北相隔,但与会委员纷纷表示,远距离更容易产生“新鲜感”,有更多合作的机会和可能。
“我今年第一次担任政协委员,已经安排好在本届政协会议闭幕后走访一些创业孵化企业和高校开展调研。”魏立新是澳门青年创业孵化中心的董事,他把“促进内蒙古与澳门创新创业合作”写进了自己的提案当中。
魏立新介绍,澳门青年创业孵化中心为当地的青年创业者提供财务、法律、咨询等服务,还举办创业活动、论坛等,为青年人提供了优质的创业环境。
澳门青年创业孵化中心已“北上”与内地多地开展了合作。“从我们以往的经验来看,澳门青年与内地青年合作创业成功率更高,这一模式也可以在内蒙古地区进行复制。”魏立新坦言。
内蒙古作为中国向北开放的桥头堡,拥有得天独厚的区位优势,而澳门也被赋予“世界旅游休闲中心”“中国与葡语国家商贸合作服务平台”和“以中华文化为主流,多元文化共存的交流合作基地”,“两地在创新创业环境上都具有不同的优势和资源,可以建立恒常的沟通机制,共享两地创业资源,共同为有志于拓展的创业青年提供服务。”魏立新说道。
时隔三年,香港委员许美娟再次来到呼和浩特参会。“虽然三年没有过来,但是我们一直利用网络履职,通过政协云平台,参与线上读书会,进行线上考察,能够及时了解内蒙古各个领域的发展状况。”
凭借冬奥会的余温,许美娟也看到了内蒙古发展冬季旅游的潜力。她介绍:“香港民众其实很热衷于冬季旅游,但大多都会选择国外,大部分人并不了解内蒙古的冬天有多么美。希望内蒙古好好把握冬季旅游资源,进一步宣传,让更多香港民众亲身感受冬天的内蒙古。”
在她的提案中还提到,内蒙古因独特的地理环境和气候条件,孕育了种类繁多的道地中药材品种,但由于种种原因,内蒙古中药材产品“养在深闺人未识”。香港有着中药材先进的科研体系、国际化市场营销体系和雄厚的资金优势。两地共同发展中药材产业的前景广阔。
来自香港的吴葵生是内蒙古政协的“老委员”,在看到新一届年轻有为的港澳委员时,他很欣慰,但同时也告诉他们:“政协委员参政议政,不是会上说两句话就可以,一定要多考察、多研究,了解实际情况,提案才能更加精准,才能真正反映社情民意。”
吴葵生早已把内蒙古当成了他的第二故乡,他说:“觉得内蒙古很遥远,是因为不了解,远的不是距离,而是心。港澳委员就是要做好桥梁纽带的作用,增进相互了解的同时,为内蒙古与港澳地区乃至与粤港澳大湾区之间传递更多信息和理念。”
对此,吴葵生建言,建设蒙·港澳经贸文化合作交流信息化平台,为内蒙古招商引资、人才引进和内蒙古企业走出去牵线搭桥提供服务。(完)
中新网评:处理核污水绝不是日本自家私事******
中新网北京1月19日电(蒋鲤)日本政府近日称,将于2023年春夏期间开始向海洋排放经过处理的福岛第一核电站核污水。日本罔顾国内民众及周边国家的屡屡反对,企图将核污水“一倒了之”,把一件关乎全球海洋生态环境和公众健康的事当成了自家私事。
资料图:日本福岛第一核电站。2011年,福岛核电站事故发生后,大量放射性物质泄漏到大气层和太平洋,对周围环境造成了难以逆转的伤害,数十万人被迫撤离该地区。时至今日,作为日本邻国之一的韩国仍未解除福岛海鲜禁令。
日本以核污水存储能力即将达到上限为由,在2021年4月13日,正式决定将福岛第一核电站核污水排入太平洋。过去一年多,日本政府和东京电力公司一直在持续推进核污水排海计划。
日本政府辩称,这些核污水经多核素处理系统(ALPS)处理后很安全,甚至“可以喝”,这样的表态无疑在愚弄大众。
事实上,经过处理的核污水仍含有多种放射性物质,核污水一旦排放入海就无法回收,长期来看,将会给海洋生态带来难以估量的潜在威胁,最终危害人类健康。
因此,核污水排海计划推出后,遭到日本民众强烈反对。日本《朝日新闻》2022年3月公布的问卷调查显示,福岛县、宫城县和岩手县受访的42个市町村长中,约六成反对东京电力公司福岛第一核电站核污水排放入海。日本全国渔业协会联合会也多次申明立场,反对该计划。
日本政府认为,核污水排海是最便宜、最省事的解决方案,但此举却将周边国家乃至全世界置于核污染风险中。太平洋非日本一家之海,核污水会随着洋流流动,其影响势必会跨越国界,危害周边国家乃至整个国际社会的公共福祉和利益。
《韩国经济新闻》发文称,相关研究认为,福岛核污水如果排放入海,约7个月后将到达济州等韩国海域,该国水产业和旅游业将遭受相当大的损失。
德国南极海洋机构也曾发出警告,若日本将所有核污水排入海中,不到半年,整个太平洋都将面临高度辐射威胁,包括远在大洋另一端的美国。太平洋地区人民更是对日本该计划持反对意见。
日本作为《联合国海洋法公约》缔约国,有义务保护海洋环境。然而,在核污水排海方案的正当性、核污水数据的可靠性、净化装置的有效性、环境影响的不确定性等问题上,日本未能作出科学、可信的说明。
国际原子能机构技术工作组虽已三次赴日实地考察评估,但尚未就日排海方案的安全性给出结论,并且对日本提出诸多澄清要求和整改意见。在此情况下,日本仍执意推进核污水排海工程建设,这是极不负责任的行为。
太平洋不是日本的下水道,日本必须正视各方合理关切,在与周边国家等相关利益方和国际原子能机构充分协商后,制定合理的核污水处理方案。日本也要着眼长远,若只顾眼前,执意将核污水排放入海,不仅其自身,周边国家乃至全世界都将为之买单,其后果必将会危害数代人。
Fukushima water disposal by no means Japan’s own business
By John Lee
(ECNS) -- Japan has announced it will release treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean this year.
Although Fukushima wastewater disposal affects global marine ecological environment protection and public health, Japan has turned a deaf ear to domestic and international opposition to dumping the contaminated water into the sea, treating the "global" matter as its own business.
The Fukushima accident in 2011 had sent large quantities of radiation into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, causing irreversible damage to the surrounding environment, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area. South Korea still maintains its import ban on Japanese seafood from areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
On April 13, 2021, Japan announced it had decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea due to dwindling storage space, with the Japanese government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. promoting the release plan over the past year.
The Japanese government argues that the water treated by an advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, is safe and drinkable, which is undoubtedly fooling the public.
In fact, the treated wastewater still includes a variety of radioactive substances and can’t be recycled once discharged into the sea, which will pose a great threat to marine ecology and ultimately endanger human health in the long run.
Therefore, the discharge plan has been strongly opposed in Japan. According to a questionnaire conducted by The Asahi Shimbun, nearly 60 percent of mayors of 42 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures oppose the discharge plan. The National Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Japan has also repeatedly stated its opposition in public.
The Japanese government believes that dumping Fukushima wastewater into the sea is the cheapest and most convenient solution, but neighboring countries and even the whole world will be at risk of nuclear pollution.
The Pacific Ocean doesn’t belong to Japan and the wastewater flow along oceanic currents will surely break boundaries and endanger public welfare and the interests of neighboring countries and even the international community.
The Korea Economic Daily reported that related research concluded that if contaminated water from Fukushima is released into the ocean, it would only take seven months for the contaminated water to reach the shores of Jeju Island, with the country's aquaculture and tourism suffering considerable losses.
According to the calculation of a German marine scientific research institute, radioactive materials will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean within half a year from the date of discharge, and the U.S. and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution. People in the Pacific region also oppose the discharge plan.
As a participant of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Japan has the obligation of protecting the marine environment.
However, it hasn’t offered a full and convincing explanation on issues like the legitimacy of the discharge plan, the reliability of data on the nuclear-contaminated water, the efficacy of the treatment system or the uncertainty of environmental impact.
Though the IAEA has yet to complete a comprehensive review after three investigations in Japan, the Japanese side has been pushing through the approval process for its discharge plan and even started building facilities for the discharge. It is rather irresponsible for Japan to act against public opinion at home and concerns abroad.
The Pacific Ocean is not a private Japanese sewer. The country must seriously heed the voices of the international community and make a reasonable plan for the Fukushima wastewater disposal after full consultation with stakeholders and international agencies.
If it only seeks instant interest and insists on discharging the contaminated water into the sea, not only itself, but also its neighboring countries and the entire world will pay for the decision and several generations will be forced to bear the consequence.
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