HONG KONG BANNED SECT

Falun Gong paractitioners meditate in downtown Hong Kong on Friday, August 10, 2001, as part of a three-day campaign demanding the realease of Falun Gong follower Chan Yok-to who was arrested in Beijing on July 12, 2001 and calling on the Chinese government to stop persecution of the sect's members in the mainland. Some 20 members of the meditation sect which is banned in mainland China but not in Hong Kong, also marched and delivered a petition to the Chinese liason office in the territoy. (AP Photo/Anat Givon)