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1975 AND 1974 DURING WHICH YEARS THE COMMUNIST PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
CLAIMED MEMBERSHIP WAS ALSO APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY FOUR PERCENT.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE NEUTRAL UNIONS HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO INCREASE AT
A STEADY RATE WHILST THE RIGHT WING (KMT) MEMBERSHIP HAS REMAINED ESSENTIALLY STATIC OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD.
CHINESE COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES
4. COMMUNIST TRADE UNIONS ORGANISED CELEBRATIONS FOR LABOUR DAY (MAY 1ST) ON A SLIGHTLY LARGER SCALE THAN LAST YEAR BUT THERE WERE NO UNTOWARD INCIDENTS.
5. THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION HAS ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PEKING FOOTBALL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN JULY WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CHINESE TO CONSOLIDATE OPPOSITION TO A F.I.F.A DEMAND THAT CHINA BE EXPELLED FROM THE ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION AND THAT TAIWAN AND ISRAEL BE REINSTATED.
KUOMINTANG.
6. THE TWO PERSONS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVES AND WEAPONS IN JULY 1976 WERE SENTENCED TO PERIODS OF TEN YEARS AND THREE YEARS IMPRISONMENT. (PARA. 6 OF THE LIC ASSESSMENT FOR AUGUST 1976 REFERS).
7. PROPAGANDA APPEARED IN SEVERAL PRO-KUOMINTANG NEWSPAPERS ON 24
MAY WHEN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WAS
PUBLISHED PURPORTEDLY ENDORSED BY 600 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, CALLING
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA AND FOR THE UNITED
STATES NOT TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH CHINA.
NEW LEFT
8. DESPITE HAVING BEEN REFUSED PERMISSION TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING
TWO MEMBERS OF A NEW LEFT GROUP ATTRACTED A CROWD OF ONLOOKERS AT VICTORIA PARK ON 1 MAY (SEE PARA. 11 OF THE LIC ASSESSMENT FOR
APRIL 1977). SOME OF THE ONLOOKERS ACCOMPANIED THE TWO PERSONS TO
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