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Several hundred people gathered in Jiangmen's city centre on Friday morning to protest against a planned uranium processing plant in the Guangdong city.
“Jiangmen doesn't want radiation", one banner carried by demonstrators said. "We want children, not atoms," said another.

Police appear to have been anticipating the protest with Jiangmen city government building being cordoned-off.
One group of protesters gathered in front of the building, another group meet at the Donghu Lake park. 
Two protesters, who declined to be identified, said that the protest had been organized via QQ and WeChat, two social messaging services, at least two days ahead of the protest. 
One local said that the local government had held an emergency meeting last night to prepare for the protest. According to one demonstrator, the public protest lasted from 8am to 11:30am and is planned resume in the afternoon. 
Some protesters were holding banners calling for another protest on Sunday. 
Thee 30-hectare plant would carry out uranium conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication, the Jiangmen City Development and Reform Bureau said in an earlier statement.
The plant's construction some 100km from Hong Kong and Macau has sparked health concerns in both cities as well.
The Heshan government under the administration of Jiangmen held a press conference earlier on Friday morning defending the project. Heshan mayor Wu Yuxiong said that the local government has decided to extend the period in which the risk assessment report is publicly accessible by a further ten days. 
Microblogs about the protests have been quickly censored, indicating increased sensitivity about a backlash. Earlier this year, two demonstrations against a gas refinery in Kunming have caused a public backlash. A similar protest in Chengdu had been repressed. 
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Jiangmen residents protest against uranium processing plant

Demonstrators hold banners against a uranium processing facility in Jiangmen on Friday. Photo shared by local resident. 

Residents seen marching against a uranium processing facility in Jiangmen on Friday. Photo: Screenshot from Sina Weibo

Demonstrators holding a banner saying "[We] want children, not atoms." Screenshot from Sina Weibo. 

Residents seen marching against a uranium processing facility in Jiangmen on Friday. Screenshot from Sina Weibo. 

Demonstrators in Jiangmen on Friday morning holding banners calling for another protest on Sunday. Screenshot from Sina Weibo. 

Crowd gathering in the early hours of Friday at the Donghu Lake Park in Jiangmen. Screenshot from Sina Weibo. 

Crowd seen later on Friday morning at the Donghu Lake Park in Jiangmen. Screenshot from Sina Weibo. 

Police seen trying to stop protesters from entering the Jiangmen municipal government building on Friday morning. Screenshot from Sina Weibo. 

Wu Yuxiong, mayor of Heshan, a municipality under the administration of Jiangmen city, speaks at a press conference on Friday. Screenshot from Sina Weibo. 

Crowd gathering in the early hours of Friday near the Celeste Palace Hotel in Jiangmen. Screenshot from Sina Weibo. 

Crowd seen later on Friday morning at the Celeste Palace Hotel in Jiangmen. Screenshot from Sina Weibo. 

Three demonstrators near the Jiangmen municipal government building, seen earlier on Friday. Screenshot from Sina Weibo. 

Demonstrators seen carrying a banner saying "Give me back a green home". Screenshot from Sina Weibo.  

The Jiangmen municipal government building ahead of the demonstration. Screenshot via Sina Weibo. 

Macau asks questions about proposed uranium processing plant

This photo shows part of the land where a proposed uranium processing plant in Jiangmen will be built. Photo: Dickson Lee

Principal landholder was not told about Guangdong uranium plant

Tsai Wen-chin's 20 hectares of farmland in Zhishan. Tsai says officials have left him in the dark about the proposal. Photo: Dickson Lee

Experts call for more details on Guangdong uranium plant

Nie Jiao, 70, and her husband will give up their pig farm fish pool if the plant is built on the site. Photo: Dickson Lee

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Several hundred people gathered in Jiangmen's city centre on Friday morning to protest against a planned uranium processing plant in the Guangdong city.
