Before that time, says Ku, the government placed many restrictions on activity and gathering of groups, not only restricting membership numbers and funding, but also restricting the number of NGOs of any one kind.
顧忠華指出，解嚴前政府對群眾自發性組織及結社的限制很多，不僅組成人數、基金限制嚴格，連性質相同都不准許。