(Clearwisdom.net) The trial of the case involving 80 Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners who were forcibly deported upon arriving in Hong Kong was ruled on after four years of trial. Hong Kong government decided this March to reject Hong Kong and Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners' request for judicial review. Falun Gong practitioners believed that the case reveals that the Hong Kong's legal system has sided with the Communist regime, and decided to appeal on April 23, 2007, to strive for human rights for Falun Gong practitioners.
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FTV News: Falun Gong practitioners who were forcibly deported continue to appeal
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Central News Agency: Falun Gong practitioners suspect that Hong Kong's legal system has become more and more unjust
FTV News: Falun Gong practitioners who were forcibly deported continue to appeal
Taiwan's FTV News reported on April 19, 2007, four years ago, that 80 Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners holding officially issued visas were forcibly deported by the Hong Kong government upon arriving at Hong Kong [airport]. The reason given was "security reasons." The Hong Kong government has gone through four years of trial and made a decision to reject Hong Kong and Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners' request for judicial review. Regarding the Hong Kong government violating basic international human rights, four Taiwanese plaintiffs will appeal. This appeal will become the first human rights appeal case in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Chu Wan-chi, lawyer and also a plaintiff tore apart the paper reading, "Hong Kong Rule of Law and Justice," symbolizing that Hong Kong's justice and democracy is dead. Four years ago, 80 Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners including herself, who did not have any criminal record and held Hong Kong visas wanted to enter Hong Kong to participate in Falun Gong activities, but they were denied entry by the Hong Kong government for "security reasons." Regardless of whether they were men or women, they were all forcibly deported and refused entry.
Falun Gong practitioners accused the Hong Kong Immigration Department director of "religious discrimination and illegal denial of entry." However, the Hong Kong government handling the case in March made a verdict, rejecting Hong Kong and Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners' request for judicial review. Ms. Chu said this has violated basic international human rights.
Falun Gong practitioners thought that Hong Kong's legal system, under the pressure from the Chinese Communist Party, takes no regard for Taiwanese people's basic rights. They will file an appeal to Hong Kong Court of Appeal next week, to seek a justice, and also give the Hong Kong legal system an opportunity to erase the stigma.
Central News Agency: Falun Gong practitioners suspect that Hong Kong's legal system has become more and more unjust
Central News Agency reported on April 19, 2007 that chairman of Falun Dafa Association Chang Ching-hsi and US lawyer Chu Wan-chi and Legislator of Democratic Progressive Party Wang Tu-fa said today that four years ago, 80 Falun Gong practitioners who were legitimate holders of Hong Kong visas were deported upon arriving in the Hong Kong airport. They will file an appeal to the Hong Kong Court of Appeal on April 23, to strive for due human rights for Taiwan. They also see that the Hong Kong legal system has become more and more unjust since 1997.
Chu Wan-chi and Chang Ching-hsi held a press conference accompanied by Wang Tu-fa. Ms. Chu and Mr. Chang said that four years ago, 80 Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners who held legal Hong Kong visas wanted to enter Hong Kong, but were refused entry by the immigration department officers for "security reasons." More than ten Taiwanese practitioners were forcibly deported. Later, four Taiwanese practitioners and two Hong Kong practitioner representatives filed an application to Hong Kong court for "judicial review."
Ms. Chu said that Falun Gong practitioners requested the court to announce that the deportation decision and violent deportation were illegal, and compensate for travel, accommodation and punitive damages. After four years' trial, the court dismissed the application for "judicial review" on March 23, 2007. The plaintiffs have decided to file an appeal to the Hong Kong Court of Appeal on April 23. Ms. Chu pointed out that from the case, it can been seen that Hong Kong's legal system has gradually sided with communist regime since 1997, and felt that Hong Kong's legal system shrinks.
Wang Tu-fa said that from this we can see that the Chinese Communist Party's "One County, Two Systems" is a lie. He supported the appeal so as to save Hong Kong's legal system from becoming depraved.
Chang Ching-hsi said that the verdict pointed out that Taiwan plaintiffs arrived at the Hong Kong airport, but did not enter Hong Kong, so they would not be protected by the Hong Kong Basic Law. Such a verdict greatly hurts the Hong Kong legal system.
