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1. IT WAS DECIDED AMONG LEGCO MEMBERS THIS AFTERNOON THAT THERE WILL BE A DEBATE ON THE ADJOURNMENT ON 16 JULY.

2. THE MOTION WHICH MR. MARTIN LEE PLANNED TO PUT DOWN WAS ON THE LINES THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD WITHOLD ASSISTANCE, FINANCIPAL OR OTHERWISE, TO THE PROJECT UNLESS IT WAS MOVED FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO ALLOW AN ESCAPE ROUTE'' TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. THE MOTHON WILL NOT, ON PRESENT PLANS, BE MOVED ON THE 16TH, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT HIT WILL NOT RESURFACE LATER.

3. THIS MORNING THE UMELCO GROUP MET THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY ENGINEERS, WHO APPARENTLY SPOKE VERY WELL. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DECLINED TO MEET THE PRESS AFTERWARDS. LEGCO MEMBERS WILL BE URGING CLP TO LET THEM MEET THE PRESS AS PART OF THE REASSURANCE PROGRAMME.

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