81.   The authorities believe militants use mobile telephones and paging systems to communicate with each other, making it difficult for the authorities to act against them.

82.   The court had ruled that the state authorities had acted in violation of the constitution when they refused to grant marriage licenses to three homesexual couples.

83.   The federation, whose Guangzhou office has been in operation for two years, reportedly believed it was being blamed for making Chinese authorities act against illicit CD producers.

84.   The federation, whose Guangzhou office has been operation for two years, reportedly believed it was being blamed for making Chinese authorities act against illicit CD producers.