Published by: World Tibet Network News, Wednesday, May 1, 1996

April 30, 1996

Human Rights Desk (DIIR)

The 10th Regional Public Security conference was held in Lhasa on

March 18-21 1996. The conference reviewed the successes of the

past five years and discussed future directions in public

security for the next five years.

Zi Cheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Regional Party

Committee and Director of the Regional Public Security Department

delivered an important speech at the conference entitled,

"Maintain Political and Social Stability in Order to Provide an

Effective Guarantee for the Smooth Implementation of the Ninth

Five-Year Plan". In His speech Zi Cheng concluded that public

security had been successful in defeating the "separatists" and

further stated that:

" as a result we ensured the smooth implementation of the eighth

five-year plan for economic and social development: successfully

performed our security and guard duties for such important events

as celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the peaceful

liberation of Tibet, a ceremony for the completion of the

renovation of the Potala Palace, the 30th anniversary of the

founding of the autonomous regions and the Panchen Lama's 11th

reincarnation". ("Xizang Ribao", Lhasa, in Chinese 20 March 1996

p.1)

On the main objectives of the next five years Zi Cheng went on to

say that:

"The region's general objectives in public security in the next

five years are to resolutely deal with disturbances and trouble-

making and incidents of sabotage"..."To give separatists no

opportunity".

Zi Cheng stressed that in the coming five years a vigorous

struggle must be made against separatism and that every possible

effort must be made to maintain political and social stability.

Addressing the Conference, Deputy Party Secretary, Pasang said

that by carrying out an "in-depth struggle against separatism, we

have defeated sabotage activities by the Dalai clique and the

hostile forces at home and abroad"; but there was no reason to be

"unrealistically optimistic", however, because "as a faithful

instrument of the anti-China forces, the Dalai clique has

intensified further its sabotage and separatist activities in

recent years".

(Source: `Xizang Ribao, Lhasa in Chinese March 20&23,'96 pg.1)