Whether Korean was the language of instruction at the Hongqi Tai primary school and at the Number 3 Daxing middle school in Shenyang, Liaoning province (1978 to 1993) [CHN36645.E]

No information on whether Korean was the language of instruction at the Hongqi Tai primary school and at the Number 3 Daxing middle school in Shenyang, Liaoning province, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

Please consult CHN33895.E of 7 March 2000 for general information on education and language rights for China's ethnic minority groups. For information on treatment of Koreans in China, please consult CHN31919.E of 6 May 2000 and CHN31735.E of 20 April 1999.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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 below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted


China's Minorities: Integration and Modernization in the 20th Century. 1994

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993. 1994

IRB Databases

The Population Atlas of China. 1987

World Directory of Minorities. 1997

World News Connection (WNC)

Two oral sources contacted

Internet Sites, including:

Chinese Law Net

ChinaOnline.com

China-Widow.com

Human Rights in China

Inside China

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