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Wed 05 May 2004McDowell insists his action heads off 'threat'The European Court finding in favour of a Chinese woman and her Belfast-born daughter girl has vindicated the decision to hold the citizenship referendum in June, the Government has said.Reacting to the finding by the European Court of Justice's Advocate General, the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, urged voters to support the referendum.