TNAG-1505-FCO40-2063-Guangdong-nuclear-power-station-project-at-Daya-Bay-safety-c-1986 — Page 236

SEP 18 '86 11:31 TIBCOOU) HK GOVT

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According to the reports, Mr Lai told a press conference yesterday that he was answerable to his constituency, not to Allen Lee.

He regretted that Allen Lee should have said that he was unfit to be a Legco member.

Mr Lai added that his vote against the Legco missions' report was

based on conscience.

He declined to comment on whether he would take legal action against Allen Lee. However, another Legco Unofficial Pang Chun-hoi said at the same press conference that they were now looking into the possibility of taking legal action.

Allen Lee told Sing Tao Jih Pao yesterday that he would not settle the matter privately with Richard Lai.

He plainly pointed out that he had discovered the real faces of Anme Legco members as a result of the Daya Bay issue.

In a separate report, the paper quoted Legco member Dr Chiu Hin-kwong as saying that he was worried that the dispute might affect the future co-operation among Legco members. Another Legco gember, Daniel Tse, said the incident was not a good thing to Legco Chung Pui-lam and Tam Yiu-chung felt that the incident would not affect Legco's function.

Legco member Ho Sai-chu said that people in the commercial sector felt that recent disputes among some Legco members might affect HK's atability and prosperity. But he added that the arguments might increase public confidence in the Legislative Council.

The media gave good coverage to a survey to be launched today by five Legco Unofficials Pang Chun-hoi, Conrad Lam, Jackie Chan, Richard Lai and Poon Chi-fai. They published an advertisement in some papers today, seeking public views on the Daya Bay plant.

Richard Lai was quoted as saying that results of the survey would be brought to Peking.

The Oriental Daily News quoted Allen Lee as saying that whether such survey results should be brought to Peking by the Légco missiona should be decided by the Legco delegations.

A survey in the Southern District showed that more than 65 per cent of the respondents were opposed to the construction of the Daya Bay plant although nearly 50 per cent agreed that China should develop nuclear energy.

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