Subject: CND-EP Weekly Posting, September 7, 1990

From: Bo Xiong <yawei>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 90 01:43:47 -0500

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=====================  Europe / Pacific Section (CND-EP)  =====================
                                September 7, 1990
 
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1. PRC Authorities 'Settling Accounts after Autumn'.....................30

2. Chinese Students Organized Cultural Activity (in Canada).............75

3. Record Numbers of People Are Leaving Hong Kong.......................25
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1. PRC Authorities 'Settling Accounts after Autumn'
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>From: [email-masked] (Anthony Lee)
Source: soc.culture.china, aus.culture.china  Date: 5 Sep 90 12:11:52 GMT

There are signs that the Chinese authorities have stepped up persecution
of activists of last year's democracy movement as a move of 'settling
accounts after Autumn', now that the Massacre is 15 months behind, Western
concern about China is fading, and China is out of the focus of world
attention.

According to reliable sources, a deputy editor-in-chief in charge of criticism
with the China Daily, an activist of last year's demonstration, has been
stripped of all his duties. Up till then, Mr Zhang Xiaogang had been carrying
on with his work as usual and had not been subjected to retribution, to the
wonder of all who were around him.

A second instance is again an editor, but with Radio Beijing. According to
CND's latest news release, the person involved was not directly responsible
for the Radio's once and only true report of the Massacre but his immediate
subordinate editor had been arrested. This time, he has been relieved from 
his job and transferred to an unknown place for one year, supposedly to 
receive reeducation, which ought to be a lot harsher than what we have 
experienced.

There has also been report that a deputy editor-in-chief with the People's
Political Consultation newspaper has been sacked.

I feel that there must be more similar cases going on now. Everybody please
collect such information; it is our duty.

<     CND editor's note:     this is an information release by
      the Federation for a Democratic China (Australia), Canberra Office  >
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2. Chinese Students Organized Cultural Activity (in Canada)
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>From: [email-masked]    Provided by CND-Canada Editor Haosheng Zhou
Date: 	Tue, 4 Sep 90 14:32:00 EDT

Dear CND-Canada editor:

        The following is a report which carries how our fellow
Chinese students from University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
organized cultural activity during FOLKFEST'90, Saskatoon. We
hope that this report can be published on CND so as to share our
experience with other Chinese fellows. We believe this is a very
significant event for our CSSA, which proved that CSSA is a
well organized association.
        If this report can be published, please use "The CSSA
at University of Saskatchewan" as author.
        Best regards for all of you.

        Rui Feng and Yijun Jiang
        The CSSA of University of Saskatchewan

********* Chinese Students organized cultural activity ****************

        Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is a city with population of 180,000 and
located at beautiful South Saskatchewan River bank. Every year, a Folkfest
is held to promote multiculture.  People from different origins share
their own culture and tradition during the Folkfest. The city is in the
joy of festival at the late summer nights.

        The Folkfest '90 took place from 16 Aug. to 18 Aug. The theme of
this yesr's Folkfest was wedding. One thing which make it very special
is that the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) from the
University of Saskatchewan sponsored the Chinese Pavilion. As reported
by local newspaper, "the Chinese , with totally different organiser,
took their dance-laden activities into Evan Hardy Collegiate (where the
Chinese Pavilion was located), attracted about 15,000 visits and became
the talk of the town."

        At the end of last April, the CSSA (Chinese Student and Scholar
Association) at the University of Saskatchewan decided to sponsor Chinese
Pavilion of Folkfest '90. Then, headed by Jianping Shen, a Ph.D
student from Electrical Engineering Department, U of S, a special
committee including external relation, program, food, display, souvenir
and finance subcommittee was set up to organize the activities of the
Chinese Pavilion.

        With two months of hard working, the Chinese Pavilion turned out to
be a great success, best ever. There were 2800 attendants on the first day,
4000 on the second day and 8000 at the last day.

        Under the theme of WEDDING, our performance featured the traditional
and colourful Chinese wedding procession, celebration and dances with the bride
carried in a bridal sedan (Huao Jiao). We are privileged to have the program
choreographed by Profs. Zi-Duo Zhao and Cai-Xiu Li, who are well acclaimed
folk dance instructors in China. While watching the traditional Chinese
wedding celebration, visitors enjoyed our authentic Chinese food.
Many other activities abound in our Pavilion, exposing visitors to a
glimpse of our unique culture.  Colourful folk-paintings, paper cut and
the pictures of famous SILK ROAD and ancient Chinese architecture are
displayed. Food demonstration, making Chinese Dupling (Bao Jiao Zi),
attracted many people and had great sale. Souvenir corner with "writing
your name in Chinese" and "Chinese fortune telling" also highly lighted
the Chinese Pavilion. The Chinese pavilion obtained great attention
from local media.

        The success of the Chinese Pavilion is attributed to active
involvement of the Chinese students and their wives, and also to the support
and help from local Chinese community. There were more than two hundred
students and their wives, local Chinese participated this activity
as volunteer.

        From this events, we promoted Chinese culture and gained popularity
for our Chinese Students, whom most will stay here, in the Canadian
community. And also this event may help the CSSA to be recognised as a
well organize and efficient association.  Most important it rebuild
the image of the Chinese people and their culture.

~~~~~~~The CSSA at University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada~~~~~~~~~~
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3. Record Numbers of People Are Leaving Hong Kong
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>From: CND Correspondent Young Chul KIM <[email-masked]>
Date:         Tue, 04 Sep 90 11:42:45 EDT
Source:       Washington Post, Hong Kong, 9/04/90

The (HK) government yesterday announced a sharp increase in the number of
people expected to leave the British colony this year, saying a record
62,000 Hong Kong Chinese will emigrate in 1990, a 50 percent rise over
last year.

The emigration figure also exceeded the government's prediction last
September that 55,000 people would leave Hong Kong in 1990.

Mike Rowse, who headed a task force set up by the government to assess
the emigration problem, said the discrepancy in the predictions came
about because "some countries made special efforts to deal with the
flood of applications" that came after China's brutal crackdown on
democracy demonstrators in Beijing in June 1989.

Hong Kong returns to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997, and the specter
of eventual Communist rule is driving thousands of Hong Kong Chinese away.

Rowse said Canada and Australia, the two favored destinations for 1990,
worked exceptionally fast to clear up the backlog of visa applications
following last June's crackdown. He said Australia also relaxed its
points system for applicants, allowing more people to qualify. The
United STates was the third most popular destination for 1990, Rowse
said, with between 11,000 and 12,000 visas issued.
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