By Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioner
Two Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners were illegally
detained by the Mainland regime in the past 30 days. On November 19, 2003, together
with relatives of these two practitioners, Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners
and global organizations for the rescue of Falun Gong practitioners initiated
a series of rescue efforts. Just one day after the case was exposed to the public,
Ray Tang was released.
Ray Tang, 51, is a businessman. He went to Shenzhen recently for business.
On November 13, in the company run by his relatives, he was arrested together
with three local Falun Gong practitioners by agents of the National Security
Bureau. The government later charged him with organizing Falun Gong activities
and intended to put him under house arrest. In the press conference, Tang's
mother and two sisters were all very worried about his safety and cried. They
hoped the Hong Kong government, legislative councils and the public would help
rescue Tang. Tang's mother is more than 80 years old.
About 50 Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners and relatives participated in
a rescue rally in Hong Kong's Chater Gardens. Another victim, Xue-ying
Fu, is 28 years old. She just immigrated to Hong Kong three months ago. She
was arrested in Shenzhen on October 30, 2003. Police charged her with distributing
Falun Gong VCD. Practitioners and her relatives pointed out that she was only
exercising her legal right to freedom of speech and belief. Her husband Zhi-wen
Feng said that when he went to Shenzhen to investigate her situation, police
there haven't provided him any legal reason to detain his wife.
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| Practitioners and relatives hold a press conference to call for the rescueof the practitioners detained in China |
Huge banner full of the signatures of the public in support of the rescue effort |
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| Legislative councilor James To talks with the relatives of the detained practitioners |
Practitioners and the relatives of the detained practitioners march towards the Hong Kong government compound to appeal |
Accompanied by representatives of global organizations for the rescue of Falun
Gong practitioners, the relatives of Ray Tang and Xue-ying Fu went to the Legislative
Council to present appeal letters. Democratic party councilor James To came
out to meet with the relatives and asked about the plight of the detained practitioners.
Shortly afterward, the relatives and some Falun Gong practitioners marched
towards the government compound to present an appeal letter to the Chief Executive.
Posting date: 25/Nov/2003
Original article date: 22/Nov/2003
Category: World News
