Taiwan: Practitioners Participate in Hong Kong Grand Parade to Support Ten Million Withdrawals from the CCP and to Oppose the Persecution

On April 29th-30th, 2006, a grand parade entitled "A Call to Conscience, Oppose the Persecution" supporting the ten million Chinese people quitting the CCP and its affiliated associations was held in Hong Kong. More than 1,500 people participated, including Falun Gong practitioners, volunteers from the Service Centre for Quitting the CCP and The Epoch Times, Hong Kong democracy activists and supporters from all walks of life. Led by the huge long narrow flag reading "Heaven Eliminates the CCP," people held all kinds of banners, colourful flags and truth clarification display boards marched through the busiest areas of Hong Kong accompanied by vigorous drumbeats played by Flag and Drum Troupe, Tang Dynasty Drum Troupe, Waist Drum Troupe and Western Drum Troupe. Resounding slogans called for justice and conscience, attracting attention from Hong Kong people and all tourists.

Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners in the parade procession

Many Falun Gong practitioners from Taiwan participated in the parade. They felt that people on both sides of the road were happy to see them. Many people took pictures, or videotaped the parade. Some people made thumb-ups to show their support.

Tang Dynasty Drum Troupe

Mr. Huang who has grown up in Hong Kong stood on the street for a long time, he gave a thumb-up to people who participating in parade. He said that he has been showing his support for all parades held in Hong Kong that support the withdrawals from the CCP. He read The Epoch Times [whose Nine Commentaries publication kickstarted the massive wave of people quitting the CCP] newspaper and he cried and felt outraged for the CCP's brutality. He felt he was so happy being born in a free and democratic Hong Kong. He hopes the CCP will collapse soon, so the compatriots in the Mainland can live a happy life.

The following are some Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners' experiences and thoughts:

A practitioner's whole family participated in the parade. The wife and daughter wore white dresses and carried photos of practitioners who have died as a result of the persecution. The husband distributed flyers and clarified the truth to passersby.

During the Great Wall of Truth Clarification at Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry practitioners held banners and display boards as well as distrubuted flyers at the pier. One practitioner called out a single English sentence to every westerner who passed near him: "No More CCP". Some turned around and smiled at him.

Ms. Liu and three of her children came to participate in the parade. She said that Hong Kong is a special place, the only free land under CCP rule, where people can hold parade to express their concerns. There are many Chinese tourists, so it carries a special meaning to those who come here to support the ten million Chinese people quitting the CCP. She hoped the Chinese people have a beautiful future, and escape from the CCP's tyranny. She also hoped for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and human rights advocates. Her neighbours and friends all supported them to come to Hong Kong to participate in the parade.

Ms. Lim who sells jewellery at a department store said that her customers are from around the world. During her work, she told her customers about quitting the CCP and the persecution of Falun Gong in Mainland China. When she told them about the Falun Gong practitioners who have their organs harvested by the CCP and their bodies cremated to destroy the evidence, people were shocked, and thought it is inevitable that the CCP will disintegrate.

Ms. Chen who came from Chiayi, Taiwan used to suffer from goiter and gynecological diseases. Her health was so poor that she would breathe heavily while walking. One week before scheduled surgery, her brother's wife introduced her to Falun Gong. All her illnesses disappeared. She was spared an operation, and no longer needs to see doctors and take medicine. Such a good practice is banned in the mainland, and Falun Gong practitioners there have suffered so much, therefore she must step forward to oppose the CCP's atrocities and call for the world's people to help stop the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong.

Ms. Guo participates in the whole parade accompanied by her parents

Ms. Guo from Tainan is paralyzed and in a wheelchair. She participated in the parade accompanied by her parents. What has made her so strong-willed as to come to Hong Kong for this grand parade? She used to seldom go out before. Ms. Guo has suffered from illnesses from childhood, after practising Falun Gong, her health improved a lot. She no longer needed to see doctors. During the past three years, her parents have not worried much about her. The suffering of the Falun Gong practitioners in the mainland urged her to step forward to stop the atrocities.

Drum Troupe from Taizhong

The Western Drum Troupe from Taichung was set up on April 15th, 2006. With two weeks training, the drum troupe was able to participate in April 23rd parade in Taiwan and April 30th parade in Hong Kong. The band gained high praise. What is more amazing is that most of participating practitioners almost know nothing about music and have never touched any musical instruments. Two sisters in the troupe each hung a picture they drew at Minghui School entitled, "Urgent Rescue Falun Gong Practitioners Who Are About to Have Their Organs Removed in the Mainland," hoped to draw people's attention and stop the CCP's atrocities.

Some practitioners who have come to Hong Kong to participate in truth clarification many times expressed that, last month when they came to Hong Kong, they stayed in Youth Hostel. The following morning, they did the exercises and a group of students from a primary school in the mainland who also stayed in the Youth Hostel near them. They have been deceived by the CCP's propaganda and felt in disbelief that Falun Gong benefitted people both physically and mentally. A teacher who teaches in primary school in Taiwan told these students her experience of teaching primary school students the practice. Many students in Taiwan have made progress in their physical and mental wellbeing as well as their school work. Some practitioners also told these students from the mainland about the Nine Commentaries and the news about quitting the CCP, in the hope that they will quit the Young Pioneers League.