SOME 25 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS HAVE DECLARED THEIR SUPPORT FOR A COMMITTEE WHICH WAS FORMED EARLY IN THE MONTH TO CO-ORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SECOND CHINESE LANGUAGE MOVEMENT. THIS COMMITTEE IS PLANNING FUND-RAISING EVENTS, RESEARCH PROJECTS AND
A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ITS GENERAL DEMANDS FOR THE INCREASED USE OF CHINESE LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS AND BY COVERNMENT.
THERE ARE NOW INDICATIONS THAT THE MOVEMENT IS CONSIDERING GIVING ITS SUPPORT TO CAUSES REMOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL AIMS.
KUOMINTANG AFFAIRS.
14. THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON 16 DECEMBER THAT CHINA AND THE U.S WOULD
NORMALISE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS ON 1 JANUARY 1979 AND THAT THE U.S WOULD ABROGATE ITS DEFENCE TREATY WITH TAIWAN PROVOKED AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE FROM THE PRO-KUOMINTANG (K.M.T) COMMUNITY IN
HONG KONG. IN ACCORDANCE WITH, A DIRECTIVE FROM THE LOCAL K.M.T K.M.T ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG ISSUED STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS A STRONGER LINE CONDEMNING THIS ACTION AND DENOUNCING THE U.S.
WAS TAKEN BY THE K.M.T YOUTH VANGUARD WHICH ORGANISED A DEMONSTRATION AT THE U.S CONSULATE-GENERAL IN HONG KONG ON 20TH
DECEMBER. THE POLICE LICENSING AUTHORITY GRANTED PERMISSION FOR THIS DEMONSTRATION BUT IN THE EVENT A CROWD OF ABOUT SIXTY PERSONS
BECAME DISORDERLY AND 43 WERE ARRESTED FOR UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. (FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT THE YOUTH VANGUARD LEADERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO REASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT THEY HAD NO INTENTION OF BREAKING THE LAW.) OF THE PERSONS ARRESTED, 47 HAVE PLEADED NOT GUILTY AND WILL APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT FROM 28 FEBRUARY.
REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM.
15. THE PANAMANIAN-REGISTERED, TAIWAN-OWNED FREIGHTER HUEY FONG''
HAS BEEN ANCHORED JUST OUTSIDE THE SQUARE BOUNDARY SINCE 23 DECEMBER DESPITE BEING REPROVISIONED SEVERAL TIMES, IT HAS SHOWN NO SIGN OF
PROCEEDING TO KAOHSIUNG, ITS FIRST SCHEDULED PORT OF CALL AFTER THE REFUGEES WERE TAKEN ABOARD. THE GOVERNMENT'S REFUSAL TO ALLOW THE SHIP TO ENTER HONG KONG, OR THE REFUGEES TO LAND, HAS HAD STRONG LOCAL SUPPORT. (FULLER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN SEPARATE TELEGRAMS TO ALL EXCEPT WELLINGTON).
16. DURING DECEMBER 1179 REFUGEES (NOT INCLUDING THOSE ABOARD
THE ''HUEY FONG'') ARRIVED IN HONG KONG ON SMALL BOATS: A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE PROBABLY CAME FOLLOWING A CONSIDERABLE STAY IN
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