Hong Kong Bars More Than 100 Practitioners from Entry; US Wants to Know Why

Authorities reportedly barred at least 95 Falun Gong followers from entering Hong Kong ahead of an appearance Tuesday by Chinese President Jiang Zemin - prompting some critics to accuse them of doing Beijing's bidding at the expense of free speech... The United States has asked Hong Kong to explain why some Americans have been turned away from Hong Kong since Sunday, a spokeswoman at the U.S. consulate said. "We are concerned ... that these (immigration) procedures were apparently used arbitrarily to deny entry to some American citizens which could have the effect of limiting freedom of association and belief," she said.

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Reuters: Falun Gong Targets Jiang During HK Visit

Tuesday May 8 4:13 AM ET

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of members of the Falun Gong spiritual group, outlawed in mainland China, staged protests in Hong Kong on Tuesday, blaming visiting Chinese President Jiang Zemin personally for a crackdown on the quasi-religious movement.

Hong Kong iMail: Falun Gong limbers up for Jiang protest

9 May 2001 / 04:03 AM

MORE than 300 local and overseas Falun Gong members are prepared to launch widespread protests today against President Jiang Zemin.

They plan to mount demonstrations in the Urban Council Centenary Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Outlying Islands Ferry Pier, Victoria Park and Hong Kong Park.

Boston Globe: In Macao, Falun Gong finds tighter restrictions

5/8/2001

MACAO - Practitioners of Falun Gong in this former Portuguese colony don' suffer the interrogations, labor camps, and alleged police torture that befall adherents in mainland China. But that doesn' mean that authorities aren' straining to monitor their every move.

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