THE Communist Party yesterday explicitly warned that Beijing would not tolerate Falun Gong activities in Hong Kong that turned the SAR into a base for resistance against the Central Government.
Beijing's most toughly worded warning so far was delivered in a front-page editorial of the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party.
The editorial, entitled Never Allow Falun Gong to Run Wild in Hong Kong, said the Falun Gong organisation in the SAR had attempted to gain an internationally recognised political profile, according to Xinhua News Agency.
``They have established close ties with die-hard Falun Gong elements in foreign countries and organised `world gatherings' in Hong Kong taking the opportunity to attack the Central Government,'' the editorial said.
Hong Kong Falun Gong followers lobbying Legco members for support, approaching and harassing pedestrians on streets and gathering for sit-in protests at the Central Government Liaison Office to challenge Beijing were all listed as evidence that the sect was attempting to turn Hong Kong into a base for resistance to the Central Government.
``No one must be allowed to make use of Hong Kong's freedom and tolerance to affect social order and disturb social stability in the SAR and in the mainland,'' the editorial said.
Hong Kong's stability and prosperity was closely tied to that of the mainland and Falun Gong's anti-Central Government activities in Hong Kong put that at risk, it said.
The editorial said any moves to undermine the Central Government were doomed to failure.