Taiwan: Miaoli County Council Members Condemn Hong Kong Deportations of Falun Gong Practitioners (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioners in Miaoli County visited the County Council on the morning of July 10, 2007, regarding the deportation of more than five hundred Falun Gong practitioners by the Hong Kong government. The practitioners asked the County Council to pay close attention to this event.
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Council Member Lai (standing in the middle in white shirt) has been very supportive of Falun Gong practitioners' efforts. He said the government should uphold justice for Falun Gong practitioners who were unfairly treated overseas. |
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Falun Gong practitioners interviewed by local newspaper.
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A Council Member listens to the practitioners |
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A Council Member signs petition after listening to Falun Gong practitioners' truth-clarification.
Falun Gong practitioners told the Council Members about the forced deportations of Falun Gong practitioners under the instigation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Hundreds of Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners were denied entry to Hong Kong on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China. This became the largest deportation in Hong Kong history. The practitioners meant to take the opportunity of the anniversary to tell the people of Hong Kong about the persecution and organ harvesting atrocities in China. Fearing exposure of its crimes, the CCP provided a blacklist to the Hong Kong authorities to block the entry of Falun Gong practitioners.
Council Member Lai Yuanshun has been very supportive of Falun Gong practitioners' effort. He said the government should uphold justice for the practitioners who were unfairly treated overseas.
The Council Members of Miaoli County took time out of their busy schedules to listen to the Falun Gong practitioners. Most of them signed a statement condemning the deportations and called for the Chief Executive and Immigration Department of Hong Kong to apologize to the Taiwanese people.