(Clearwisdom.net) Summary report by a Minghui Correspondent --
On May 2, 2004, nearly seven hundred Falun Gong practitioners from Hong Kong and other countries and areas held a parade entitled, "Peaceful Journey against the Persecution" to oppose the five-year-long suppression of Falun Gong by the Chinese government.
Radio Free Asia reported on May 3 that the parade set off from Causeway Bay, passed through busy Wan Chai and concluded at the Chinese Liaison Office. Associated Press reported that hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners marched peacefully to the mainland Chinese government's liaison office in Hong Kong. They held banners reading, "Rescue Falun Gong practitioners persecuted in China."
Hong Kong media quoted local spokesperson Kan Hung-cheung, who said that about 700 practitioners from more than 10 countries and areas participated in the parade, and that local authorities had approved the event. During the entire process, the Hong Kong police were very cooperative and no unexpected things occurred.
Practitioners attended a cultivation experience sharing conference on Saturday, May 1. So the activities on Sunday were part of a two-day event. Kan Hung-cheung expressed his regret over the incident that more than 20 Falun Gong practitioners from Taiwan and Macau were barred from entry to the territory by the Hong Kong authorities.
It is reported that Ms. Chen Yunru, a high school teacher from Taiwan was one of those who were refused to enter Hong Kong. She said that she had been to Hong Kong last year, but was turned away this time. She said that she has never committed any crimes whether in Taiwan or in Hong Kong. She has been a very gentle teacher, but Hong Kong authorities refused to allow her to enter the territory in the name of security reasons.
Over the past two years, a number Falun Gong practitioners from other countries or areas have been banned from entering Hong Kong. The officials from the Hong Kong Immigration Department have never provided any explanations for this kind of incidents.
Radio France Internationale reported on May 2, that over seven hundred Falun Gong practitioners from around the world gathered in Hong Kong to attend the 2004 Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference on the International Labor Day.
According to Central News Agency, these Falun Gong practitioners are from Taiwan, Canada, Australia, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand, Macau and Hong Kong. Among them, about 300 are from Taiwan and 300 from Hong Kong. Hong Kong Falun Gong contact person Huang Jieyi told CAN reporter that some practitioners were barred from entering the territory by Hong Kong authorities.
These Falun Gong practitioners would hold group exercises today and then stage a grand parade entitled, "Peaceful journey against the persecution."
Asia Times reported on May 3 that more than 700 Falun Gong practitioners from Hong Kong and other countries marched through the busy area of Hong Kong on May 2. They requested the Chinese Communist Party to release the imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners and protest Hong Kong government for refusing 20 practitioners from Taiwan and 5 from Macau to enter Hong Kong and attend their conference.
