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• UK: MP Strongly Warns Hong Kong's Tung Not to Use Article 23 Against Falun Gong

  2002-12-19
  "I have received a number of representations expressing concern about the proposed Article that would appear to take your government one step closer to proscribing Falun Gong as an illegal organisation. You will be well aware of the hostility to any such a move that is shared across the international community."
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• UK: Parliamentarians Raised Serious Concerns Over Article 23 in a House of Lords Session

  2002-12-18
  “My Lords, do we not have a continuing obligation under the Sino-British Joint Declaration to ensure that legislation passed in the Hong Kong SAR is compatible with the international covenants and thus with the Basic Law? Will the Government therefore suggest to the Hong Kong SAR that the draft legislation be submitted for an opinion to the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva before it is laid before the legislature?”
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• UK: Shadow Foreign Secretary is "pressing the Hong Kong authorities very strongly to take seriously all views expressed"

  2002-12-17
  A senior Conservative Party MP was contacted by UK Falun Gong practitioners regarding their concerns about the Article 23 legislation. He replied that he and his colleagues and his colleagues "saw the problems at first hand during a recent visit to Hong Kong. They are pressing the Hong Kong authorities very strongly to take seriously all views expressed."
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• Denmark: Letter of response from Social Democratic party to Falun Gong practitioners

  2002-12-16
  The Social Democrats does view the Chinese regime’s attempt to implement the controversial “article 23” into the Hong Kong legislation with great concern. We’ll raise the issue with our EU collaborators as soon as the occasion arises.
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• Letter from Member of European Parliament to European Friends of Falun Gong

  2002-12-15
  'Thanks you for your letter on the Hong Kong authority’s introduction of Article 23 legislation and the implications for the Falun Gong...I have raised this issue in a letter to Chris Pattern, now the EU’s Commissioner for External Relations, and whom I know takes these issues very seriously.'
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• Letter from Friends of Falun Gong Ireland to the Hong Kong government Concerning Article 23

  2002-12-15
  If the Hong Kong government wishes to continue to be seen as a democratic, open and free society then it must abandon the implementation of this proposed law. Not to do so threatens all those who live and work in Hong Kong, including those of its citizens who wish to practice Falun Gong, and those who wish to defend the right of others to do so.
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• Ireland: Speeches at the International Human Rights Day in Dublin, December 12

  2002-12-14
  'My name is David Norris. I’m a member of the upper house of the Irish Parliament and I’m standing here today outside the Irish Parliament and protesting about the treatment of Falun Dafa practitioners within China and the infringement of their human rights.'
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• BBC Monitoring: China: Complaint lodged in France against Vice-Premier Li Lanqing

  2002-12-12
  'A complaint has been lodged in France by Belgian and French nationals in the name of universal competence against Chinese Vice-Premier Li Lanqing during a visit [of Li Lanqing to France].'
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• Speech by Vice-Chairman of European Friends of Falun Gong on International Human Rights Day

  2002-12-11
  'We appeal in the strongest terms to those in positions of power in Hong Kong not to allow China to exert its influence on the administration of affairs in Hong Kong. They must stand up to China and maintain the ‘One country – two systems’ principle in the spirit in which it was agreed in 1997.'
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• Amnesty International Press Release: Hong Kong: Article 23 Legislation -- The Potential for Abuse

  2002-12-10
  "As they stand, the proposals go far beyond what is needed to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law and may increase restrictions on fundamental human rights," the international human rights organisation said. "There is a danger that those exercising these rights could be imprisoned as prisoners of conscience."
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• UK Parliament Debate Article 23 – Two Chairmen Express Concern

  2002-12-07
  Parliament HK Committee Chairman: HK government “must demonstrate” that “they would not be forced to ban organisations that were banned in the mainland.” Chairman of the Parliament all-party group on China “The House has continuing responsibilities in relation to Hong Kong under the terms of the joint declaration.”
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• The British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Expresses Concern Over Article 23

  2002-12-07
  "If the Government's aspiration to become Asia's World City is to be fulfilled then it must ensure that the rights and freedoms (as outlined in the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law) are protected, the rule of law remains intact, and the "one country two systems" principle is upheld."
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• MEP's Question to the European Commission

  2002-12-06
  'What approaches will be adopted by the European Commission to prevent the Hong Kong government from legislating on the Article 23 of the Basic Law?'
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• UK Foreign Secretary: "any new legislation [in HK] must be compatible with these rights and freedoms"

  2002-12-06
  "As Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell said yesterday, the UK has a responsibility to ensure that rights and freedoms enshrined in the Joint Declaration are maintained - and that any new legislation must be compatible with these rights and freedoms and with maintaining Hong Kong's autonomy."
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• A Statement by the British Consulate General on the Hong Kong Government’s Proposals to Implement Article 23

  2002-12-06
  "We are closely following the debate on the SAR Government’s proposals for legislation to fulfil their obligations under Article 23 of the Basic Law. As a co-signatory to the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong we have a responsibility to ensure that the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Joint Declaration are maintained."
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