Also expelled from Hong Kong's airport Monday were about 30 other Taiwanese Tourists who were mistaken for Falun Gong members because they had the same names as those on a black list, said Chang Ching-hsi, leader of the group's Taiwan branch.
Still, dozens of other Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners entered Hong Kong last weekend without being detected and participated in a [peaceful] protest to denounce China's crackdown on the group, Chang said.
"We really question whether Hong Kong is a democratic place that respects human rights," Chang said.
The Hong Kong Security Bureau has declined to discuss the specifics of why some of the protesters were barred from entering Hong Kong, where Falun Gong is legal. But police said they needed to ensure visitors "would not cause trouble." […]
The Liberty Times, a mass-market Taiwanese newspaper, quoted Falun Gong practitioner Tsai Ching-chuang as saying several practitioners who refused to be expelled were put in bags with their hands and feet bound by ropes.
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