GRS 170
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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1799
OF 10085OZ JUNE 86
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
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MY TELNO 1716: NUCLEAR SAFETY CHINA
AS ANTICIPATED IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 4 OF MY TUR THE COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND ACADEMICS HELD A PUBLIC FORUM ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE COALITION DESCRIBES TSELF AS ''A JOINT CONFERENCE TO FIGHT FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE DAYA BAY
NUCLEAR PLANT''.
2. ABOUT 500 PERSONS ATTENDED FROM 37 ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PRESSURE GROUPS, CIVIL SERVANTS UNIONS AND STUDENT AND LABOUR BODIES. THERE WERE SEVEN SPEAKERS. AFTERWARDS ABOUT 100 SUPPORTERS MARCHED TO THE STAR FERRY (KOWLOON SIDE)
TO COLLECT SIGNATURES IN THE RAIN. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE COLLECTED 10,200 SIGNATURES AND HAVE A TARGET OF 500,000 BY THE END OF AUGUST. THESE WILL BE PRESENTED TO BOTH THE CHINESE AND HONG KONG
AUTHORITIES.
3. THE FORUM AND THE SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN WAS EXTENSIVELY COVERED
IN THE CHINESE PRESS YESTERDAY.
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