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Hong Kong Opposes Article 23: 50,000 People Gather Again on July 9th in Protest
2003-07-12On July 9, outside the Legislative Council Building in Central, there was once again a large-scale protest with 50,000 Hong Kong residents. They requested the government to stop the deferred second reading of Article 23 legislation bill, and demanded that Tung Chee-Hua step down for pushing ahead with the passage of the National Security Bill. -
Indonesia: First Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held on Batam Island
2003-07-12On July 6-7, 2003, Falun Gong practitioners from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia held the first Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference on Batam Island, Indonesia. This May, with support from the local government, Batam practitioners registered the Indonesia Falun Dafa Association Batam Island Branch. -
Saipan Island: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" Float Leaves People With a Wonderful Impression
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Bloomberg:: Hong Kong Protesters Stage Mass Rally to Demand Full Democracy
2003-07-11'Hong Kong residents, who elect neither their chief executive nor a majority of legislators, turned out by the thousands to demand full democracy and the ouster of Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. Between 10,000 and 15,000 people jammed the streets and squares around the Legislative Council, according to police marshals. Richard Tsoi, a spokesman for rally organiser Civil Human Rights Front, said up to 45,000 may have participated.' -
Taiwan: Falun Dafa Practitioners from Taiwan's Taoyuan Region Collect Signatures During Morning Exercise to Protest Article 23
2003-07-11On July 6, Taiwan practitioners held morning group exercise in Zhongzheng Park. Practitioners collected signatures to protest Hong Kong Article 23 legislation and a Journey of Falun Dafa photo exhibition was put up in the park to help people gain a better understanding of Falun Gong, as well as the appeal against Article 23. -
United States: Ohio Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Independence Parade
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Taiwan: Central-Taiwan Responds to Against Article 23 Petition Drive
2003-07-10On July 5 and 6, Taiwan people opposing the Article 23 legislation took the initiative to start a petition drive. They went to places with a lot of people such as Taichung railway station, Fengle Park, Dali Guoguang flower market to collect signatures and to tell people the latest news about the affair. -
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Practitioner's Sister in Beijing Incarcerated After Hong Kong Visit
2003-07-10On the afternoon of July 6, Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference urgently calling to rescue Xiao Haiying, a Beijing resident who just returned from a trip to visit her sister in Hong Kong, Sophie Xiao, known by many to be a Hong Kong Falun Gong spokeswoman. -
USA: Joint Resolution Expressing Support of Falun Dafa Practitioners, House of Representative and Senate, the State of Maine
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Southern Taiwan Petition Drive: "Hong Kong Must Rescind Article 23"
2003-07-09Practitioners launched a "Hong Kong must delete Article 23 from the Basic Law" petition drive to let more Taiwanese people know that Article 23 is designed to deprive the Hong Kong people of their basic human rights under the cover of "national security." Most of the people, old or young, came to sign the petition cloth and pledge their support. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Join Independence Day Parade in Philadelphia
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United States: Falun Gong Presents Chinese Culture on Constitution Avenue
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United States: Falun Dafa Joins Independence Day Parade in Coralville
2003-07-09On July 4 2003, Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the Independence Day parade in Coralville, northwest of Iowa City. The audience actively requested flyers from the practitioners and gave the Falun Dafa procession warm applause. -
Hong Kong Falun Gong Spokesperson Kan Hung-Cheung: Article 23 has Too Many Loopholes and should be Shelved (photo)
2003-07-08He thought that if Article 23 is instated, even if it is not put into immediate use, it will still cause an atmosphere of terror and make everyone feel threatened. Its very existence is already persecution without form. He said, "This legislation will have significant effects on Hong Kong's economy and people's lives, maybe even irreversible damage. So we resolutely demand that the government withdraw the legislation, at least to put it on hold indefinitely." -
Most Hong Kongers Do Not Accept Rushed Legislation of Subversion Law
2003-07-08President of Hong Kong Residents Supporting China Democratic Movement Union thinks that the three amendments Hong Kong government proposed were just to sooth Hong Kong people's anger but did not respond to the 500,000 people's demands. He said the union would not accept a patched-up law and demanded the government to stop the security legislation all together.