A member of the controversial Falun Gong spiritual movement reads the book 'Zhuan Falun' in front of bottles of water on the third day of a hunger strike outside the Chinese Liason Office in Hong Kong August 27, 2001 to protest against the imprisonment of followers in mainland China. The 10 followers were briefly detained on Saturday for obstructing the entrance to Beijing's representative Liason Office in the territory, the first time members of the movement have been arrested in Hong Kong. (Kin Cheung/Reuters)


Members of the controversial Falun Gong spiritual movement begin the third day of a hunger strike outside the Chinese Liason Office in Hong Kong August 27, 2001 to protest against the imprisonment of followers in mainland China.


Members of the controversial Falun Gong spiritual movement begin the fourth day of a hunger strike outside the Chinese Liason Office in Hong Kong August 28, 2001 to protest against the imprisonment of followers in mainland China.