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8. THERE WERE CLEAR SIGNS THAT THE CHINESE HAD ADDED VIOGUE TO THEIR PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN. THERE MERE A LARGE "UMPER OF CNS PEPOPTS 01 NUCLEAR SAFETY AND THE POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS GAINER BY THE UMELCO FACT-FINDING DELEGATIONS. A BOOK CONTAINING A SERIES OF SPECIAL ARTICLES ON DAYA BAY HAD BEEN PUT ON SALE AT PRO- CHINA BOOKSTORES AT A MOMINAL PRICE OF 2 HONG KONG DOLLARS. WHILE NCHA WAS BUSILY MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED ¡UCLEAR SAFETY EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG, IT WAS SAID THAT THE AGENCY HAD DEEL APRANGING (OP ASSISTED IN ARPANCING) FOP DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DAYA DAY. THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION HAD JUST VISITED DAYA BAY, AND APPANGEMENTS WERE BEING MADE FOR THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT FOARD TO VISIT DAYA BAY ON 16 AUGUST. IT WAS ALSO SAID THAT MCNA OFFICIALS HAD APPROACHED VARIOUS COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS TO IMPRESS UPON THEM THAT THE DAYA BAY PLANT WOULD DE SAFE. INDEED SOME COMMUNITY LEADERS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE SHIFTED TO A MOPE OBJECTIVE STAND EITHER BECAUSE THEY WERE CONVINCED THAT CHINA WAS DOING THEIR BEST TO ENSURE THAT THE DAYA BAY PROJECT WOULD BE SAFE OF BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT TO UPSET CHINA WHO APPEARED TO EE DETERMINED TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PROJECT. INDEED, THE PEDIA REPORTED THAT THE SENIOR OFFICIALS OF JVC TOLD THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION DELEGATION TO DAYA BAY THAT JVC WOULD SIGN CONTRACTS ON DAYA BAY PLANT WITH THE FRENCH AND BRITISH COMPANIES IN THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER AS SCHEDULED. JVC HOPED THE CONTRACTS WOULD BE OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY PEKING ON 7 OCTOBER SO THAT THE ENTIRE PROJECT COULD PROCEED BY THEN.

9. WE ARE APRANGING FOR A SUMMARY OF MEDIA REPORTS COVERING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 31 JULY AND 6 AUGUST TO BE FAXED TO YOU AND PARIS, THE DISTRICT OFFICERS WEEKLY INFORMATION PEPORTS FOR THE SAME PERIOD HAVE BEEN SENT TO YOU, PEKING AND PARIS BY BAG.

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