Information on the 5 June 1989 demonstrations in front of Guangzhou city hall and whether the city hall is part of the government compound at Haizhu square could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB in Ottawa. However, attached are two maps of Guangzhou City which we hope may be of interest.

According to reports on the 5 June 1989 demonstrations in Guangzhou City currently available to the DIRB, at 6 a.m. on 5 June 1989 the crowds began to converge at the gates of the provincial government offices and Haizhu Square (Ming Pao 7 June 1989; South China Morning Post 5 June 1989). By 7 a.m., some students had blocked passing vehicles on Haizhu Bridge (BBC Summary 7 June 1989). Many roads, including Haiyan Bridge were blocked by thousands of people (ibid.; Ming Pao 7 June 1989; South China Morning Post 5 June 1989). Other reports from late May and early June do not mention whether there were demonstrations in front of Guangzhou city hall. For further details on June 1989 demonstration in Guangzhou, please refer to the attachments and to Responses to Information Requests CHN7564 of 9 January 1991 and CHN3165 of 7 December 1989.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find attached the list of additional sources consulted in researching this information request.

BBC Summary of the World Broadcasts. 7 June 1989. "Canton Bridges Blockaded by Students." (NEXIS)

Ming Pao [Hong Kong]. 7 June 1989. "Guangzhou 'Calm'; No Military Presence." (NEXIS)

South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]. 5 June 1989. "Guangzhou Army on 'Grade 2 Alert'." (NEXIS)

BBC Summary of the World Broadcasts. 10 June 1989. "The Situation in Canton." (NEXIS)

. 7 June 1989. "Canton Bridges Blockaded by Students." (NEXIS)

. 3 June 1989. "PRC: Students Leave Guangdong Government Compound." (NEXIS)

. 26 May 1989. "China: Canton-Hong Kong and Macao Students Join 23rd May Demonstration." (NEXIS)

. 26 May 1989. "China: Fewer Canton Students Demonstrated on 19th May." (NEXIS)

. 23 May 1989. "PRC: Demonstrations in Canton and Shanghai." (NEXIS)

The Boston Globe. 18 June 1989. City Edition. Jonathan Kaufman. "Turmoil in China; South So Far Eludes China's Crackdown." (NEXIS)

Buckley, Michael et al. March 1994. China-A Travel Survival Kit. Hawthorn, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications, pp. 222-25.

Guangdong Provincial Service [Guangzhou, in Mandarin]. 7 June 1989. "Traffic Order Improves." (NEXIS)

. 19 May 1989. "Guangdong Demonstrations Continue." (FBIS-CHI-89-096 19 May 1989, p. 28)

Japan Economic Newswire. 20 May 1989. "Asian News-China; Chinese Students Demonstrate in Southern Chinese City." (NEXIS)

Los Angeles Times. 11 June 1989. Home Edition. Jim Mann. "China in Turmoil; In Prosperous South, Calm Amid the Storm." (NEXIS)

. 23 May 1989. Home Edition. "Protests Spark Unrest in Shanghai, Canton, Other Chinese Cities." (NEXIS)

Ming Pao [Hong Kong, in Chinese]. 7 June 1989. "Guangzhou 'Calm'; No Military Presence." (NEXIS)

The New York Times. 25 May 1989. Barbara Basler. "Upheaval in China; Canton's Propsperous Students March." (NEXIS)

South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]. 5 June 1989. "Guangzhou Army on 'Grade 2 Alert'." (NEXIS)

Ta Kung Pao [Hong Kong, in Chinese]. 7 June 1989. "Troop Movement Said 'Rumors'." (NEXIS)

Vogel, E.F. 1989. One Step Ahead in China: Guangdong Under Reform. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, p. 199.

Zhongguo Xinwen She [Beijing, in Chinese]. 9 October 1989. "Guangdong Court Sentences June Turmoil Criminals." (FBIS-CHI-89-195 11 Oct. 1989, p. 57)

Oral sources.