Hong Kong, China - Peoples Republic of
EMPTY SPACE RESERVED BY FALUN GONG AT THE HONG KONG BOOK FAIR.
Visitors walk past an 81-square-metre rectangle of empty space at the
Hong Kong Book Fair, marked out by grey masking tape, which has been
reserved by a faction of Falun Gong spiritual group in the territory
July 18, 2001. A rental fee of HK$180,000 (US$23,100) has been paid by
the faction, who promised something wonderful at the start of the book
fair on Wednesday.
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