Majority in Xiamen against expanding chemical plant

End May Xiamen was the scene of a massive public protest against the expansion of a chemical plant in the city. A majority of the speakers at a public hearing again voices resistance, reports Danwei.

So this hearing offered a chance to hear a more reliable selection of opinions on the project. One hundred representatives were selected (fifty from the municipal People's Congress and Political Consultative Committee, and fifty from the general public); fifty-seven got a chance to speak yesterday. Forty-five of forty-nine public representatives opposed the project, as did seven of the eight government representatives who had time to speak.

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