(Clearwisdom.net) According to a report from Central News Agency, on October 1, 2002, more than 100 Falun Gong practitioners held group exercise practices near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, protesting against the Hong Kong administration's proposed laws based on the 23^rd article of the Basic Law. At 3 pm, despite the rain, Falun Gong practitioners practiced the exercises outside the Convention and Exhibition Center to protest the planned "anti-subversion law". They considered the law to be suppressive of human rights.

Practitioners requested the Chinese Communist Party to stop persecuting Falun Gong and release all jailed Falun Gong practitioners.

Hong Kong Falun Gong spokesperson Mr. Kan Hung-cheung expressed concerns that Falun Gong practitioners' activities would be suppressed if the legislation of the 23^rd article is enforced. They would contact different organizations and government officials to express their concerns and opinions. Last week, the Hong Kong administration proposed the legislation of the 23^rd article of the Basic Law, and planned to classify activities including sedition, subversion, and revealing national secrets as crimes with the highest penalty of imprisonment for life.

Posting date: 10/4/2002
Original article date: 10/4/2002
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/10/3/37463.html

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