THE AMOUNT OF BAIL
8. There is no indication that any of the people involved in
the demonstration on 7 January suffered hardship from being
asked to provide bail of HK$200 (about £21). Figures quoted
by the Society for Community Organisation show that the average
family income of the boat dwellers is HK$1,700 per month.
THE SOCIETY FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION
9. The Society for Community Organisation was founded in 1971
by the Protestant and Roman Catholic Churches in Hong Kong. It
aims to encourage people to participate in solving their own
community problems. Most of its supporters are students and
social workers etc. It is essentially a responsible
organisation, although it sometimes seems to want to achieve
too much too quickly. There is no reason to doubt the
sincerity of the Society's motives in taking up the cause of
the boat people.
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