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QUOTE NO PERSON WOULD AGREE TO CONTINUE WITH NUCLEAR ENERGY IF
THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A STRONG LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS WOULD PROVE DANGEROUS TO SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS OF HUMAN BEINGS. UNQUOTE.
OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS. IF NECESSARY. CLOSE SQUARE
BRACKETS. IT WOULD HOWEVER BE STRONGLY COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE, AT THIS SENSITIVE STAGE, FOR CHINA AND BRITAIN TO BE PERCEIVED IN HONG KONG AS JOINING TOGETHER TO PUSH PROJECT THROUGH REGARDLESS
OF THE FEELINGS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE. WHAT IS NEEDED AT PRESENT
IS PATIENT EXPLANATION AND REASSURANCE, AND WE ARE PLAYING OUR
FULL PART IN THAT.
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