[Note from Editor: The following is an announcement posted by the Committee of Xiao-Jia Village. One can see from this official announcement that the local communist authorities' persecutions against Falun Gong practitioners have gone to a ridiculous extent.]

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Announcement to All Villagers

Comrade Villagers,

Falun Gong "organization" has been charged with the crime of "overturning the state power" by the authorities, and whoever refuses to give up Falun Gong will be deemed as a criminal. According to the principle set by the authorities, from now on, any Falun Gong practitioner who has gone out of town to appeal to any governmental department beyond the township and to make trouble will be fined 10,000Yuan after being escorted back by the police. His/Her water supply, electricity and telephone will be cut off. All his/her certificates will be confiscated too. He/She will be severely punished by law.

All backbone members of Falun Gong must write a pledge of breaking up with XXX and Falun Gong, turn in their ID cards and pay a deposit of5,000 Yuan. The township government will hold a class for those who refuse to break up with the Falun Gong "organization" until they write the pledge and pay the deposit in full.

If one refuses to break up with Falun Gong, the police department will confiscate all his/her certificates issued by the state. Moreover, the village will not issue any certificates to him/her, or provide any service. All his/her directly-related family members will be expelled from school, kindergarten, or state-run workplace until he/she breaks up with Falun Gong.

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Committee of Xiao-jia Village
December 18, 1999
With Official Seal

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