(新春走基层)新生代“宁波帮”的新春愿景:“通关”更要通民心******
中新网宁波1月25日电(记者 项菁)“新的一年,希望有更多香港青年到内地走走看看,特别是到我的家乡宁波创新创业,寻找更广阔的天地。”作为新生代“宁波帮”,香港同胞忻伟高近日受访时说,他非常看好内地发展,并期待“通关”之后,民心更相通。
1月8日,香港与内地实施首阶段“通关”。得益于“通关”的便捷高效,今年春节,忻伟高和家人也从内地回到香港过年。对于长期致力推进甬(宁波简称)港交流交往的忻伟高而言,“通关”是莫大的惊喜。
宁波与香港血缘相亲、文缘相近、商缘相融,涌现了王宽诚、包玉刚、邵逸夫等一大批“宁波帮”人士。多年来,一代代“宁波帮”走南闯北发展实业之时,亦为甬港交流合作作出贡献。
“父亲到香港发展实业后,又时常回到宁波,用实际行动回报家乡。比如我的祖籍地云龙镇冠英村有一个永正公园,那是我爸妈30年前捐赠建设的。”忻伟高坦言,父母对宁波的感情很深,为传承父辈精神,忻伟高也希望通过自己努力推进“甬港双城记”。
2005年忻伟高加入香港甬港联谊会,参与两地交流活动。2015年起,他担任世界中华宁波总商会会董、副秘书长,希望凝聚世界上的宁波籍商人,推动宁波现代化发展。也就是这一年起,他每年4月率领香港高中生团队赴宁波交流,走访宁波帮博物馆、河姆渡遗址、王阳明故居等地。
“其实,香港学生对内地不够了解。经过实地探访,他们对内地有了新认识,对宁波印象也有所改观,这就是交流的意义。”忻伟高称,“受疫情影响,这个交流活动暂停了3年,我们已经在商讨今年4月重启事宜。”
在此过程中,忻伟高也越发感觉到,促进两地交流,“牵线搭桥”非常重要。
这与“宁波帮”精神不谋而合。在忻伟高看来,“宁波帮”是一群“走出去”又“走回来”的宁波儿女,他们都有一颗“帮宁波”的心。不过他也谈到,如今“帮宁波”,已经不单单是捐钱捐物,“帮”的含义很广,包括推介宁波、促进宁波与外界联谊联络等各领域。
担任宁波市政协委员也是忻伟高参与宁波建设的一种方式。六年的履职,使忻伟高与宁波发展“同频共振”,他还数次提出“鼓励香港人到宁波发展”的建议。
“宁波是一座很有人情味的城市,是一片创新创业的热土。虽然我没有在宁波出生,但对故土的情感不断增强。”在忻伟高看来,宁波与香港最主要的交集点就是“人”,他希望各方积极搭桥,“增进两地人员往来,促进心灵相通”。(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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