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THE INVESTORS HESITATE TO INVEST AND WOULD HAVE FAR REACHING AND ADVERSE CONSEQUENTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG AS A WHOLE. ALSO, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY REJECTED THE IDEA TO WITHDRAW FROM THE PROJECT AS THIS WOULD DAMAGE HK'S CREDIBILITY.
20. MISS LYDIA DUNN CONCLUDED THE DEBATE BY AN UNUSUAL REMARK. SHE SAID THAT WHILE AGREEING THAT VIEWS SHOULD BE FRANKLY EXPRESSED, THERE WAS NEVERTHELESS NO EXCUSE FOR DISCOURTESY IN THE LEGCO CHAMBER. SHE PROFOUNDLY REGRETTED ANY DISCOURTESY SHOWN TO THE GOVERNOR. APPARENTLY, MISS DUNN WAS REFERRING TO THE REMARKS MADE BY MR. MARTIN LEE AND DR. CONRAD LAM.
21. THE DAYA BAY DEBATE WAS EXTENSIVELY REPORTED IN THE MEDIA. THE PAPERS NOTED PROMINENTLY THAT THE MOTION WAS ENDORSED UNANIMOUSLY SEMICOLON THAT SOME MEMBERS WARNED THAT THEY WOULD SEEK TO INVOKE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) ORDINANCE IF THE GOVERNMENT REFUSED TO RELEASE RELEVANT INFORMATION AS REQUESTED, THAT THE DEBATE WAS AN EMOTIVE ONE SEMICOLON AND THAT MISS DUNN REGRETTED THE DISCOURTESY SHOWN TO THE GOVERNOR. IT IS nOWEVER STILL TOO EARLY TO MAKE A FULL ASSESSMENT ON THE PUBLIC REACTIONS.
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