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2The Daily Tar HeelThursday, July 26, 1990 Business and advertising: Kevin Schwartz, director Bob Bates, advertising director Leslie Humphrey. classified ad manager. Business staff: Allison Ashworth, manager; Kimberly Moretz, assistant. Display advertising: Lavonne Leinster. advertising manager. Advertising production: Bill Leslie, manager. Editorial Production: Stacy Wynn, manager. Printing: The Village Companies. The Daily Tar Heel is published by the DTH Publishing Corp., a non-profit North Carolina corporation, Monday-Friday, according to the University calendar. Callers with questions about billing or display advertising should dial 962-1 1 63 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Classified ads can be reached at 962-0252. Editorial questions should be directed to 962-02450246. Office: Suite 104 Carolina Union U.S. Mail address P.O. Box 3257, Chapel Hill. NC 27515-3257 Campus mail address CB 5210 Box 49, Carolina Union STATE and HOIK Thousands of citizens try to leave Hone Kong ClMftsuliiiuffii Crossword solution An article in the July 19 Daily Tar Heel entitled "BOG tells trustees to OK mandatory drug testing plan" incorrectly reported the Board of Trustees' action on a mandatory drug testing policy for athletes at its June 22 meeting. The board never voted on the policy as the article reported. The DTH regrets the error. Make your voice visible with Clas sified display ads in the DTH!!! IwlAlslHriLlQlRlDlsnslElElP lElC H OUA P All IL UTiAlTlAj P R I V A T E P Ir IO P E R T Y RUM GENE R.J-S. -Li. T fc 0 N C 0 CX OHl E 'WH 1E Ih. AS B OIGL D EJL Y I S U C H E D.1.I B iiD.Y I A IR.il f EJN G R. A. S. L A. NjTJ? i a n fI hjl - - Look for the Registration issue of the DTH in August!!! P01 I iM IMAn 11 ".TAKEOUT EATIN H 405V2 W. Ro$emary933-5550 g Exchange this coupon for $ 7 off rr i r j- f . delicious sandwich! offer expires midnight 811 90 j E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 ESI B3 E3 E3 B E3 E3 E3 K BUY d SELL D TRADE 5 D n POM POM From Associated Press reports HONG KONG Tens of thousands of people mobbed Hong Kong's Im migration Department Wednesday, the last day to apply for permission to move to Britain and escape Communist rule when the British colony reverts to China in 1997. Laborers, doctors, clerks, housewives and teachers squeezed into a line-that snaked hundreds of yards through downtown Hong Kong. At least 50 people had spent the night, and several children fainted in the hot weather. Immigration officials estimated 30,000 people stood in line. By 5 p.m., 4,857 heads of households had applied for the nationality package, they said. This was in addition to an estimated 26,000 who submitted applications in previous days. The British government is offering about 225,000 Hong Kong residents the right to live in Britain. According to Hong Kong immigration officials, about 3.5 million of Hong Kong's 5.7 million people are eligible for consideration under the package. Already more than 1,000 people a week are emigrating, mainly to Australia and Canada, because they fear a loss of rights and opportunities when Hong Kong comes under Chinese rule in 1 997. C.B. Chan, assistant director of im migration, said the department would stay open until midnight to accommo date the crowd. Most of those eligible for the plan don't have to formally apply because they already can prove they are British subjects, either by possessing a British Hong Kong passport or a Hong Kong birth certificate. Thus, thousands needlessly lined up today and the Immigration Department issued pleas to people with the neces sary documents to go home. The confu sion was another example that many Hong Kong residents are becoming in creasingly desperate about their future. As part of a 1984 agreement, China promised to maintain Hong Kong's freewheeling economic and social sys tem under a program it calls "one country, two systems." But after the June 1989 crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing, many in the territory lost faith in China's promise. Hong Kong people also question British assurances of its support up until 1997, when Britain's 99-year lease on the colony runs out. In a sign interpreted by many as kowtowing to China, the colonial government is prosecuting five activists for breaking an obscure law banning the use of bullhorns. The government censored a film critical of Beijing and banned from its waters a radio ship that was intended to broadcast pro-democracy messages to China. A recent letter sent by a top official, William Ehrman, to Chinese authori ties reaffirmed Britain's policy of for bidding Hong Kong from becoming a base for "subversive activities," local media have said. A sudden job switch by Britain's foreign minister with special responsi bility for Hong Kong, Francis Maude, also has caused concern. Maude has been appointed financial secretary to the treasury. "This is a crucial stage of negotia tions," said Martin Lee, a member of the Hong Kong's Legislative Council and a leading political activist. "I hope the person replacing him will ... take Hong Kong matters to heart." To gain consideration under the British nationality package, applicants must first become permanent residents of Hong Kong. That is achieved either by birth, marriage or by living and working in the territory. Once they become permanent resi dents, they can apply for the right to live in Britain. The British government has issued guidelines which says it is look ing for professionals in about 20 occu pations, such as doctors and engineers. Fluency in English, rare among Hong Kong Chinese, is considered important. ANC may accept government promises, halt violence From Associated Press reports JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Nelson Mandela said Wednesday the African National Congress will halt its armed struggle as soon as the govern ment meets its demands for political reforms, and possibly sooner. Mandela indicated the ANC might accept a government commitment to change, rather than insisting on the re forms being implemented before armed action ceases. "The government must remove all South Durham Downtown Chap" (next to Pizza Hut) Lately it seemb Wi, u , h t lets us S eouc, and u& 10-26 oner & q7.l00 at-ftetta!Ln mention Tnvia d 97 Aad that doesn 1 and chatns friendly atmosphere, an gurt.sellmg testau ouave sen ntany y een come and go. umm ltt since 1983 , ana serving you forth indO 7 'r 1 the obstacles. Then we will suspend the armed struggle," Mandela said, adding that the timing of the cease-fire was negotiable. "As long as apartheid is the case, the armed struggle will go on." The ANC, of which Mandela is deputy president, is demanding the government allow thousands of exiles to return home without fear of arrest; free prisoners convicted of politically motivated crimes; stop trials for politi cally motivated acts; repeal laws re stricting political freedom; and lift the state of emergency in Natal province. Until these changes are made, the ANC has said it will not participate in formal negotiations with the government on ending apartheid to give the black majority a say in national affairs. The government wants the ANC to formally end its military activities before nego tiations begin. Mandela told a news conference the ANC leadership was confident progress would be made on clearing away the obstacles at an Aug. 6 meeting with government officials. The ANC National Executive Com mittee decided at a two-day meeting that it will definitely suspend all armed activites once the obstacles have been removed, he said. He acknowledged that the ANC leadership was having difficulty getting word to members of its guerrilla wing Spear of the Nation about the plan to suspend armed activity. The government and ANC agreed to BSfl "Authentic Chinese Cuisine in a Contemporary and Cozy Dining Atmosphere!" All ABC Permits Eat in & Take out Now Serving Sunday Buffet 12 -230 Mon.-Thur 1 1 :00am-2:30pM 4:30pm-10pm Fri. ll:00am-2:30pm4:30pm-10:30 Sat.4:30pm-10:30 Directly behind South Square Mall in the New BB&T Plaza 4015 University Drive Durham, NC 27707 489-2828 commit themselves to a peaceful reso lution of the country's problems during talks in May, two months after President F.W. de Klerk freed Mandela from prison and legalized the ANC. The government has granted amnesty to certain ANC leaders and allowed them to enter the country to begin re forming the organization. However, it is still illegal for ANC guerrillas to infiltrate and store weapons. In addition, de Klerk has not lifted the state of emergency in Natal province, the site of black factional fighting. Mandela said no infiltrations of guerrillas had occurred since the May 2-4 peace talks. He also denied local news reports of an alleged plot by Communist members of the ANC military wing to mount an insurrection. "I don't need to repudiate anybody because there is no such plot," he said. His comment about ANC members not having killed anyone since May seemed to refer specifically to planned and directed activities by its armed wing. In fighting between ANC supporters and rival black groups, hundreds of people have died in the past few months, and ANC opponents say guerrilla wing members participated in the violence. The fighting has pitted ANC affili ates against the Zulu-based Inkatha political party in Natal province. The Chapel HillCarrboro Downtown Commission A summer music series for the entire family held at various locations in Chapel Hill e Carrboro :N-:NxWxtt ::S:W::"-Sft:S:::W:w .:k:::x:::x-:; xv'"'lX:XXXX'X"X".vX'XvX"S :xx:x:xox: 'flW;::?.:x:x- Ko&:::x-.;.& v. v.w s s V. :-x-x-wx':-kx fr:Kxx.x:w ';'rA-iX":r";?"fSSiw:" ThURSDAY 5-7PM July 26 60 70 & 80's Classic Rock On the Village Green 112 12 W. 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