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AP: Falun Gong followers mark 10th anniversary by marching, meditating in Hong Kong By Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) Falun Gong followers in Hong Kong celebrated the 10th anniversary of their spiritual movement on Monday with marches, meditation and demands that Beijing stop suppressing practitioners in mainland China. ''We cause no harm,'' said Lam Chau-ping, a 35-year-old housewife who joined 200 Falun Gong members in a demonstration near the territory's scenic Victoria Harbour. ''Beijing's crackdown is completely unreasonable.'' They used their bodies to form three Chinese characters meaning ''Falun Gong is good.'' Falun Gong was founded in 1992 by Li Hongzhi, a former Chinese government clerk who later moved to New York. It has attracted millions of followers with its blend of slow-motion exercises and philosophy drawn from Taoism, Buddhism and Li's often-unorthodox ideas. Beijing has outlawed Falun Gong [..] and Falun Gong says The Hong Kong government has tolerated most Falun Gong activities but recently arrested 16 people, including four Swiss practitioners, for alleged obstruction when they protested outside the Chinese government's liaison office in Hong Kong in March. Four Hong Kong Falun Gong followers also face more serious charges, including obstructing the police or assaulting the police. © Copyright 2002 Boston Globe Electronic Publishing Inc. Published: Monday 13th May 2002 http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200205/4599.html |
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