A Hong Kong court has rejected an appeal from the the Hong Kong Department of Justice (DOJ) over a lower court’s decision to acquit a woman for holding a banner. Dong Ming, a Falun Gong practitioner in Hong Kong, was pushing a trolley with a banner that read “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance is good”…
Hong Kong Falun Gong Wins Case for Banner Fine, Court Refuses DOJ’s Appeal to Review
January 16, 2023
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Hong Kong Man with Asperger’s Syndrome Refused Entry to Macau for Remarks on Public Affairs
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