The Hong Kong Falun Gong Association announced on social platforms last night (11th) that it would withdraw from Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Falun Gong announced on social platforms that it will withdraw from Hong Kong.
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The “Hong Kong Falun Dafa Society”’s statement on social platforms stated: “Thanks to Hong Kong citizens for their support for nearly 25 years. Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners have decided to (withdraw) from Hong Kong. ) To leave Hong Kong and start the relevant procedures. Therefore, from now on, the website and social media pages of the Hong Kong Falun Buddhist Association will stop updating the content except for administratively necessary announcements. Thank you Hong Kong citizens for their support over the years."
Falun Gong is a type of qigong practice in mainland China in the 1990s. According to statistics, there were nearly 100 million practitioners at the peak.
Due to its growing number of members, it was considered a threat to the governance of the mainland government. It was ordered to be banned in 1999 and has since become a politically sensitive word in the mainland.
Falun Gong was registered in Hong Kong as the "Hong Kong Falun Dafa Association" in 1996. After it was banned in the Mainland, it formed a unique group in Hong Kong. Its members set up stations in Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and other places from time to time to preach messages against the Chinese Communist government. Its existence There have been controversies, and street stations have been scolded and vandalized by pro-government people from time to time.
Since the Hong Kong National Security Law came into effect, it has been reported that the Hong Kong government intends to "wash the peaceful land" and prohibit Falun Gong from operating in Hong Kong.
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