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National People's Congress
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The second session of the Fifth National People's Congress, which ended on 1 July, was attended by at least 24 representatives from Hong Kong and Macau, Fei Yimin, publisher of the communist newspaper "Ta Kung Pao" was elected member of the Presidium for the session. Other elections were Wang Kuang Cheng, Vice Chairman of the Hong Chinese Chamber of Commerce (to the N. P. C. Budget Committee) and He Xian, Chairman of the Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce (to the N. P. C. Motions Committee).
TRADE UNIONS AND LABOUR
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Communist trade unions continue to exercise restraint over pay claims, which in most cases are settled quickly and amicably. Consideration of the claims made by workers in public utilities is, however, being deferred by the management until the Government's intentions for its own staff become known. In the Government field, an announcement that a decision on pay increases could not be made until the budgetary position was clearer. brought strong expressions of dissatisfaction and talk of industrial action by Government employees' unions, including the three staff associations on the Senior Civil Service Council.
EDUCATION
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The covertly communist controlled Elementi College,
a Middle School with 1,000 pupils, is to close at the end of the summer term because of financial difficulties. The Education Department has for the last seven years refused the College's application to participate in the Government's Bought Places Scheme.
There are signs that two overtly communist secondary schools (the Yu Hua Middle School and Sun Kiu Middle School) will also be closing at the end of the school year, making a total of five in this category (para. 15, April Assessment). Despite their difficulties, the remaining communist schools are believed to be intending to revive political study classes, with ideology and current affairs being given the same attention as academic subjects.
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A Chinese Language Society of Hong Kong for the study of Chinese literature and language has recently been formed by some members of the pro-communist lecturers' group at the Hong Kong University. The first edition of the Society's magazine is non- political, although its editorial committee has communist connections and the magazine is published by the communist press.
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