3 detained after rally to defend Cantonese
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August 3, 2010, Tuesday
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THREE people have been detained by police in a southern Chinese city for disrupting public order after they joined hundreds of others in a rally calling on authorities to preserve their local dialect.
The rally took place in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province.
Most of the participants believed in rumors that Cantonese was to be abolished, but "a few people with criminal records joined the rally to intentionally stir up trouble," the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau said yesterday.
A 19-year-old man surnamed Liang, a 25-year-old man surnamed Tan and 42-year-old woman surnamed Guo were detained for disrupting public order and causing affrays and traffic jams, the bureau said.
Liang had been jailed for robbery in 2007 and Guo had been a drug addict and had received compulsory drug rehabilitation three times since 2003, the bureau said.
Sunday's rally was the second demonstration by Guangzhou citizens since a local political advisory body proposed that Guangzhou TV broadcast more of its news programs in Mandarin or launch a Mandarin channel.
There were fears Cantonese would be abolished in the promotion of Mandarin.
But the Guangzhou municipal government said local authorities will not abolish Cantonese.
The rally took place in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province.
Most of the participants believed in rumors that Cantonese was to be abolished, but "a few people with criminal records joined the rally to intentionally stir up trouble," the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau said yesterday.
A 19-year-old man surnamed Liang, a 25-year-old man surnamed Tan and 42-year-old woman surnamed Guo were detained for disrupting public order and causing affrays and traffic jams, the bureau said.
Liang had been jailed for robbery in 2007 and Guo had been a drug addict and had received compulsory drug rehabilitation three times since 2003, the bureau said.
Sunday's rally was the second demonstration by Guangzhou citizens since a local political advisory body proposed that Guangzhou TV broadcast more of its news programs in Mandarin or launch a Mandarin channel.
There were fears Cantonese would be abolished in the promotion of Mandarin.
But the Guangzhou municipal government said local authorities will not abolish Cantonese.
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