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6. CHINA WON THE MEN'S SECTION OF THE 1ST ASIAN PRELIMINARY
GAMES FOR THE JUNIOR WORLD VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HONG KONG. APART FROM YIELDING THE USUAL GOOD PROPAGANDA FOR CHINA, THE EVENT WAS ALSO UTILISED FOR UNITED FROM WORK IN LOCAL SPORTS CIRCLES AND IN THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATION,
WHICH IS POLITICALLY NEUTRAL.
7. THE CHINESE COMMUNISTS WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN PREPARATIONS TO CELEBRATE LABOUR DAY (1ST MAY) ON A LARGER SCALE THAN LAST YEAR. WARNINGS WERE ISSUED REGARDING POSSIBLE PROVOCATIVE ACTS BY NEW LEFT ADHERENTS DURING LABOUR DAY CELEBRATIONS. (SEE ALSO PARAGRAPH 9 BELOW).
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8. LOCAL PRO-KMT ORGANISATIONS HELD MEMORIAL SERVICES ON 5 APRIL
1977 TO COMMEMORATE THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF
CHIANG KAI-SHEK. THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS.
9. PRO-KMT TRADE UNION CELEBRATIONS OF LABOUR DAY WERE NOT ON
THE SAME SCALE AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO THE PRESENT
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OF THE SMALLER UNIONS.
NEW LEFT
10. ON 5 APRIL A RALLY WAS HELD IN VICTORIA PARK BY APPROXIMATELY
FIFTY MEMBERS FROM TWO NEW LEFT GROUPS TO MARK THE 1ST ANNIVERSARY
OF THE TIEN AN MEN INCIDENT IN PEKING. SPEECHES WERE MADE
DEPLORING THE CONTINUED DETENTION OF PEOPLE ARRESTED DURING THE INCIDENT, AND THE RALLY CLOSED WITH AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO DELIVER A WREATH AT THE OFFICES OF THE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY.
APART FROM THE USUAL HIGH LEVEL OF PRESS COVERAGE, THE RALLY
ATTRACTED LITTLE LOCAL INTEREST AND RECEIVED LESS SUPPORT THAN
THAT ACCORDED TO A SIMILAR MEETING LAST YEAR.
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