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He added that even if China shelved the nuclear project, it would not necessarily mean China had respected public opinion in HK because many HK people were in favour of the project.
Some media reports noted that the anti-nuclear lobbyists said they were not happy that they had been received by middle-level officials and that no arrangements had been made for them to see Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang and State Councillor Ji Pengfei.
Ming Pao, Sing Tao Jih Pao and the Express reported prominently that the anti-nuclear group had decided to cancel the programmes the Chinese authorities had arranged for them on Wednesday and Thursday, hoping that they would be received by Premier Zhao and Mr Ji,
Several papers reported that Premier Zhao and Mr Ji were not in Peking. Minister of Chinese Nuclear Industry Jiang Xinxiong and secretary-general of the HK and Macau Affairs Office Lu Ping might receive the group on behalf of Premier Zhao and Mr Ji tomorrow.
The anti-nuclear group had also decided not to hand over the 1.04 million signatures they had collected to the Chinese authorities as they felt the venue for handing over the signatures was not a Government office.
The group hit out at a remark by the Director of the Nuclear Energy Bureau under the Ministry of Nuclear Industry, Ma Fubang, that China would sign the Daya Bay contracts with France before a safety report on the project was compiled.
A member of the joint conference, Anthony Ha, said that such a procedure was dangerous.
Radio-1 and several papers reported that elected Legco member Martin Lee, Jackie Chan and Dr Conrad Lam were planning to hold a press conference on August 31 to make public information on nuclear plants they had collected overseas.
They hoped that the Legco delegations that visited the United States and Europe recently would present a verbal report at the press conference. They were unhappy that last month's Legco adjournment debate on the Daya Bay issue had not led to further action.
The Oriental Daily News and Sing Pao reported that the trio were also planning to press for a special Legco in-house meeting on August 28 to discuss the issue.
Mr Lee told the Oriental Daily that information collected by the Legco delegates appeared to be in favour of the construction of the plant.
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