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Article: Falun Gong Protests in Hong Kong
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- January 13, 2001
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DIRK BEVERIDGE, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
01-13-2001
Falun Gong Protests in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) -- Branded ``evil cult'' members by Beijing, hundreds of Falun Gong followers converged on mainland China's doorstep Saturday to demand the right to practice freely and an end to the alleged torture-killing of adherents.
The peaceful demonstration was likely to infuriate China's ruling Communist Party, as Falun Gong took advantage of Hong Kong's free speech guarantees to get as close as possible and spread messages that the mainland leadership views as poison.
Marching behind women dressed in white, the traditional Chinese funeral color, Falun Gong adherents went to the local ...