Dokument #1132559
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
In addition to the information provided in
Responses to Information Requests CHN8288 of 27 March 1991 and
CHN1455 of 10 July 1989, which on report reception of Hong Kong
radio and television transmissions in southern China, please find
attached copies of the articles listed below. These articles report
on the coverage of foreign news by Chinese journals and the
activities of foreign press representatives in China. Recent
(1992-1993) published reports on access by Guangdong residents to
foreign radio and television broadcasts or publications could not
be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.
One of the attached articles refers to
illegal border crossings and smuggling between Hong Kong and China,
as well as to China's perception that Hong Kong is a source of
subversion, although the article does not explain the exact nature
of this subversion or identify the type of goods smuggled
(Asiaweek 23 Oct. 1992, 30). Another attached article refers
to a "rising wave of illegal publications," but it is not clear
from the report whether any of these publications originate outside
China (UPI 27 Jan. 1993). Although some radio programs aimed at
international audiences are broadcast in Chinesethe United States'
Voice of America (VOA), for exampleand satellite retransmissions of
television programs reportedly cover most of the globe, the
available reports do not provide information on whether these
broadcasts or other transmissions from neighbouring countries are
currently received in Guangdong and are accessible to its
residents.
References
Asiaweek [Hong Kong]. 23
October 1992. "Manoeuvres: Tit for Tat?"
United Press International (UPI). 27
January 1993. BC Cycle. "China To Attack Rising Wave of Illegal
Publications." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Asiaweek [Hong Kong]. 4 December
1992. "Market Dictates: China Should Allow Its Media to Serve the
People," p. 25.
. 23 October 1992. "Manoeuvres: Tit for
Tat?" p. 30.
Far Eastern Economic Review [Hong
Kong]. 21 May 1992. "From the Glass House: China Chides U.S. on
Riots, Defends Own Record," pp. 26-27.
. 18 June 1992. "Square Bashing:
Official Suspicion of Foreign Media Intensifies," pp. 12-13.
Immigration and Refugee Board
Documentation Centre (IRBDC), Ottawa. 27 March 1991. Response to
Information Request CHN8288. (Attachments not included)
. 10 July 1989. Response to Information
Request CHN1455.