(Clearwisdom.net) At 9 p.m. on July 11, 2007, Lin I-shih, Vice Chairman of the Nationalist Party and Member of the Legislative Committee, met with more than ten Faun Gong practitioners at the Public Service Center in Hsinkuan, Kaohsing, Taiwan. The practitioners appealed to him on the issue of Hong Kong's unreasonable deportations of Falun Gong practitioners. Mr. Lin indicated it was worth their attention. The deportations violated the human rights of Taiwanese people and revealed Hong Kong's retreat from democracy, rule of law, and human rights. He agreed to put forward a bill of condemnation in the Legislative Committee and seek justice for the Taiwanese people who were forcefully deported.
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Lin I-shih, an influential member of the Legislative Committee, agreed, and he encouraged the practitioners to wisely explain to other members of the Committee how Taiwanese human rights have been violated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Hong Kong so that they would help pass the condemnation bill.
At 4 p.m. on the afternoon of July 12, practitioners in south Kaohsing met with Director Chen Ming-tse of the Democratic Progressive Party Kaohsing Branch and gave details of Hong Kong's forceful deportations before July 1. Director Chen signed the statement condemning Hong Kong's forceful deportations of several hundred practitioners before July 1 and also an open letter to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, condemning the Hong Kong government and speaking out for justice and conscience.
Mr. Chen said that everyone knows that the CCP tramples human rights and uses dictatorial means to maintain control. For eight years, the CCP has brutally persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. Hong Kong is now also threatened. He indicated that the CCP is afraid of Falun Gong and so adopts violent means to suppress it.
Mr. Chen also promised to inform other party members in Kaohsing County of the situation. Feng Chi-ye, vice executive, said that he was impressed with the "Nine Commentaries on Communist Party," which accurately portrays the CCP party culture. He said that he knew of the CCP's lies and its deceitful ways despite the country's superficial prosperity.
About eleven practitioners from Changhua were forcefully deported, including housewives, government officials, an entrepreneur, and retired teachers. Three practitioners were denied visas. Practitioners in Changhua appealed to county council member Huang Chen-yan. Ke Chin-te, a candidate for the Legislative Committee, was present to show support.
Practitioner Hsu Hsiu-ying gave details of the deportations and showed a copy of internal instructions from the Hong Kong government to airlines to deny boarding of Falun Gong practitioners. Huang Chen-yan and Ke Chin-te condemned Hong Kong. Mr. Huang said he was indignant when he saw the news, "It indicates that CCP agents are deeply involved. There are no human rights." He thought that China and Hong Kong should compensate the practitioners.
Mr. Huang and Ke thought that a large condemnation activity should be initiated to exert pressure on the CCP and Hong Kong.
Practitioner Chen said they had legal visas but were treated as criminals in the Hong Kong airport. Security guards searched them and confiscated computers and communication devices. When no dangerous goods were found, they asked practitioners, "Why do you come to Hong Kong?" When practitioners asked why they were being deported, the guards did not give any reasonable answer.
Mr. Huang and Mr. Ke signed the statement and called for an apology from the Chief Executive and the Director of the Immigration Department of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong's forceful deportations of practitioners has caused indignant feeling among Taiwanese officials in each city and gained attention from North American and European countries. Reporters without Borders, whose headquarters are in Paris, objected to Beijing's hosting the 2008 Olympic Games given the CCP's record for abusing human rights, surely a violation of the Olympic spirit.
Reporters without Borders is the first major international organization to call for a boycott of the Beijing Olympic games. In a recent activity calling for a boycott, five handcuffs were used as a symbol for the Beijing Olympic Games. The director of the Reporters without Borders Olympic protest activity emphasized that the five handcuffs have replaced the five rings of the Olympic Games and indicate how seriously the CCP violates human rights and that it is not a suitable host for the 2008 Olympic Games.
