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4. ON THE OTHER HAND, FOUR SENIOR UMELCO MEMBERS NAMELY MARIA ALLEN LEE, STEPHEN CHEONG AND PROFESSOR POON CHUNG-KWONG OPENLY

DENIED THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE UMELCO DELEGATES WAS "FIXED''

THEY STRESSED THAT THE PROPOSED MEMBERSHIP LIST AND THE CRITERIA

FOR SIGNING UP AS DELEGATES ONLY SERVED AS A GUIDELINE AND THAT

ALL INTERESTED MEMBERS WERE FREE TO JOINT. INDEED, CHEN SHOU-LUM

AND MARIA TAM CLARIFIED THIS POINT AT THE UMELCO IN-HOUSE MEETING

ON 11 JULY AND INVITED, AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, THEIR COLLEAGUES

TO SIGN UP. ACCORDING TO THE ORIENTAL DAILY, MARIA TAM

COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH POLITICS IN THE ISSUE. SHE SAID

THAT SHE WOULD DO AWAY THE CRITERIA ALTOGETHER AND WOULD ISSUE A

CIRCULAR. INVITING ALL INTERESTED COLLEAGUES TO JOINT THE

DELEGATIONS.

5. THE ORIENTAL DAILY ALSO REPORTED THAT THE DAYA BAY CONTRACTS

WOULD BE SIGNED IN OCTOBER. HOWEVER, THE SOURCE OF THIS

INFORMATION IS NOT DISCLOSED.

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