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6. WE WERE TOLD THAT MR PARRY'S GROUP MIGHT JOIN A MARCH THIS AFTERNOON TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE ORGANISED BY TRADES UNIONS HERE TO PROTEST AT THE IMPORTATION OF LABOUR SCHEME, BUT IN THE EVENT THEY DID NOT. WE ALSO HAD INFORMATION THAT THEY WOULD JOIN A SUBSEQUENT DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE NCNA CALLING FOR FREEDOM FOR TRADES UNIONS IN CHINA. THIS DEMONSTRATION HAS TAKEN PLACE, BUT AGAIN THE GROUP DID NOT APPEAR AT IT. IT WAS IN FACT SMALL-SCALE, COMPRISING ONLY SOME 20 PEOPLE.

7. MR PARRY HAS SAID THAT HE IS SPENDING THE WEEKEND HERE AND IS LIKELY TO LEAVE ON 4 OR 5 MAY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE APRIL 5 ACTION GROUP IS ORGANISING ACCOMMODATION.

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