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(11) CAREFUL ATTENTION WILL NEED TO BE GIVEN TO QUALITY AND CONTENT OF AN EXHIBITION, IT WILL NEED TO RELATE TO DAYA RAY AND HOPEFULLY INCLUDE DEMONSTRATIONS OF SAFETY ASPECTS AND ARPANGEMENTS FOR OPERATION, MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING. OTHERWISE IT MAY BE CRITICISED:

(HF) THEY MAY WISH TO INVOLVE ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT

OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

(IV) ALL SUITABLE VENUES ARE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE URBAN COUNCIL. ORGANISERS MAY CARE TO APPROACH THE URBAN COUNCIL. ALTERNATIVELY, THEY MIGHT USE THE CHINA RESOURCES FACILTIES IN WANCHA!:

(V) AS REGARDS TIMING PERHAPS THE NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION OF CHINA WOULD CARE TO CONSIDER OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER DEPENDING HOW PUBLIC OPINION DEVELOPS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND, OF COURSE, THE AVAILABILITY OF A SUITABLE VENUE. AUGUST MAY BE TOO SHORT NOTICE TO MOUNT AN EFFECTIVE EXHIBITION.

4. THIS APPROACH IS GUIDED BY A GRADUAL CHANGE OF PUBLIC OPINION IN HONG KONG WHICH IS COMING ROUND TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THE PLANT IS LIKELY TO GO AHEAD AND FOR CALLS FROM A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR A MORE RATIONAL APPROACH TO THE SUBJECT.

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