NPC Delegates in Macao Condemn Falun Gong CultThe delegates to the National People's Congress (NPC) in Macao today vowed to curb the development of the Falun Gong cult as part of the efforts to maintain a sound social environment in Macao."We will not permit anyone to disturb and harm the social order and stability in this special administrative region (SAR) and China's inland areas by taking advantage of the freedom in Macao," said Tong Seng Chiu, honorary president of the Macao Federation of Workers' Union. He noted that Macao is a peaceful and free society ruled by law, and the Basic Law of Macao SAR has given the people the freedom of gathering and religious belief. Falun Gong has cheated many people of goodwill and caused disasters to lots of families. The whole society has been threatened by the cult, said Ng Si Meng, director of Macao Association of Neighborhood Communities. He expressed his firm support to all necessary measures taken by the SAR government against the Falun Gong cult and the necessity to let the whole society know the evil nature of the cult. Pun Iok Lan, president of the Macao Federation of Workers' Union, hopes all the Falun Gong practitioners will "wake up" at an earlier date and should not help people with ulterior motives to disturb social stability and the country's safety. The participants agreed that Falun Gong had become a political organization which gangs up with other anti-China forces overseas to attack the central government, and the practitioners are not allowed to turn Macao into a base to carry out their illegal activities. |
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