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AND THEIR HELPERS IN CHINA). THESE DEMONSTRATIONS PASSED OFF PEACEFULLY IN EVERY CASE. ALL NECESSARY PERMISSIONS AND LICENCES WERE OBTAINED FROM THE POLICE IN ADVANCE. 3 OF THE 5 DEMONSTRATIONS INVOLVED LESS THAN 30 PEOPLE. THE OTHER 2 INVOLVED ABOUT 1,200 AND 3,000 PEOPLE. THESE NUMBERS SHOW THE INCREASINGLY SMALL LEVEL OF EVERYDAY SUPPORT FOR ANTI-CHINESE DEMONSTRATIONS (ALTHOUGH DEMONSTRATIONS ON OR AROUND 4 JUNE EACH YEAR ARE STILL LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO BE LARGE).
3. NCNA HAVE TOLD THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT INFORMALLY THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE IS MAKING GRANTS TO OVERSEAS 'SUBVERSIVE'' ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE PARIS-BASED FEDERATION OF DEMOCRACY IN CHINA (FDC). THIS CLAIM IS CORRECT. ACCORDING TO THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 1990 HKD 1.1 MILLION COUT OF AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF HKD 12 MILLION UP TO 30 JUNE 1990) WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FDC. THIS YEAR THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE IS REPORTED TO HAVE OFFERED TO SPEND ABOUT ONE THIRD OF ITS BUDGET ON THE FDC. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAVE SIMPLY TOLD NCNA THAT SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE LEGAL, BUT THAT SUPPORT AND FUNDS FOR THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE ARE DIMINISHING. LEGAL ADVICE IS THAT ANY ATTEMPT TO PREVENT SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS WOULD BE CONTRARY TO THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS.
4. AT THE 18TH JOINT LIAISON GROUP MEETING IN MARCH, THE CHINESE COMPLAINED THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT USED THE PRETEXT OF LAWS TO ALLOW THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE TO CARRY OUT ITS ACTIVITIES: AND CRITICISED A JUDGEMENT OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OVERTURNING THE CONVICTION OF SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE FOR USING LOUD HAILERS WITHOUT A LICENSE. MR GALSWORTHY REPLIED AS IN THE ''POINTS TO MAKE' ABOVE.
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