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CLOSELY UPON LEGCO DELIBERATIONS. UNDERSTAND CHINA HAS INDICATED THAT A SHORT REFERRAL WOULD BE POSSIBLE UNTIL LATE SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER, BUT WITHIN THE 7 OCTOBER DEADLINE. HELPFUL IF CHINA COULD ANNOUNCE THIS PUBLICLY.
5.
CHINA MUST RECOGNISE THAT CONCERN IN HONG KONG SINCE CHERNOBYL ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE PROJECT HAS INEVITABLY AFFECTED HONG KONG PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF CHINA'S ATTITUDE TO THEIR VIEWS. NOT OF COURSE SUGGESTING THAT PROJECT SHOULD BE STOPPED. BUT CONTINUING EFFORTS WILL BE NEEDED TO CONVINCE HONG KONG PEOPLE THAT CHINA IS TAKING ALL POSSIBLE MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFE CONSTRUCTION AND RUNNING OF THE PLANT. HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL OF COURSE CONTINUE TO DO ALL IT CAN TO ENCOURAGE A BALANCED
DIALOGUE.
6.
HOPE THAT PROPOSAL BY NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION OF CHINA TO MOUNT EXHIBITION IN HONG KONG IN SEPTEMBER WILL YIELD USEFUL
RESULTS.
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DO NOT INTEND TO RENEGE ON ANY ASPECT OF THE SCHEME OF CONTROL WITH CLP WHICH WOULD AFFECT THE PROJECT.
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