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4. ON THE OTHER HAND, FOUR SENIOR UMELCO MEMBERS NAMELY MARIA ALLEN LEE, STEPHEN CHEONG AND PROFESSOR POON CHUNG-KWONG OPENLY
DENIED THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE UMELCO DELEGATES WAS "FIXED''
THEY STRESSED THAT THE PROPOSED MEMBERSHIP LIST AND THE CRITERIA
FOR SIGNING UP AS DELEGATES ONLY SERVED AS A GUIDELINE AND THAT
ALL INTERESTED MEMBERS WERE FREE TO JOINT. INDEED, CHEN SHOU-LUM
AND MARIA TAM CLARIFIED THIS POINT AT THE UMELCO IN-HOUSE MEETING
ON 11 JULY AND INVITED, AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, THEIR COLLEAGUES
TO SIGN UP. ACCORDING TO THE ORIENTAL DAILY, MARIA TAM
COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH POLITICS IN THE ISSUE. SHE SAID
THAT SHE WOULD DO AWAY THE CRITERIA ALTOGETHER AND WOULD ISSUE A
CIRCULAR. INVITING ALL INTERESTED COLLEAGUES TO JOINT THE
DELEGATIONS.
5. THE ORIENTAL DAILY ALSO REPORTED THAT THE DAYA BAY CONTRACTS
WOULD BE SIGNED IN OCTOBER. HOWEVER, THE SOURCE OF THIS
INFORMATION IS NOT DISCLOSED.
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