U.S. and Hong Kong (2002)

State Department Noon Briefing Transcript

State Department Spokesman Philip T. Reeker briefed.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2002
BRIEFER: Philip T. Reeker, Spokesman
(ON THE RECORD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)
1:20 P.M. EST

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QUESTION: The Hong Kong Government is currently putting on a trial for 16 Falun Gong members and from the footage and pictures we have got, those Falun Gong members were meditating peacefully in front of the Beijing Liaison Office in Hong Kong. Some media outlets consider this trial a political trial, and it is actually Beijing's two systems in one country policy is on trial.

So what is the US Government's attitude on this issue?

MR. REEKER: I will have to check into that trial. I am not aware of any details about that, but we can look into it. And you might check with the Press Office to see if we have any facts based on that. I wasn't aware of the exact circumstances or exactly what the situation is there.

QUESTION: Okay.

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