We report the results of a 5-GHz southern hemisphere VLBI survey of co
mpact extragalactic radio sources. These observations were undertaken
with the SHEVE array plus Shanghai station in 1992 November. A sample
of 22 sources was observed and images of 20 of them were obtained. Of
the 20 sources imaged, 15 showed core-jet structure, I had a two-sided
jet, and 4 had only single compact cores. Eleven of the 16 core-jet (
including one two-sided jet) sources showed some evidence of bent jets
. No compact doubles were found. A comparison with previous images and
the temporal variability of the radio flux density showed evidence fo
r superluminal motion in four of the sources. Five sources were high-e
nergy (> 100 MeV) gamma-ray sources. Statistical analysis showed the d
ominance of highly polarized quasars among the detected gamma-ray sour
ces, which emphasizes the importance of beaming effect in the gamma-ra
y emission. (C) 1997 American Astronomical Society.