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Hong Kong Businessmen Detained
for Appealing in Beijing
Chinascope
Thursday October 04, 2007
On September 25, 2007, six businessmen representing
a group concerned about investment rights of Hong Kong businessmen
in Mainland China went to the Zhongnanhai government complex in
Beijing to appeal for the protection of those rights. They asked
to meet with China's President, Hu Jintao, and Prime Minister
Wen Jiabao, but were taken away by police and detained in a hotel
instead.
According to the Hong Kong SAR's Liaison office in Beijing, the
office can do nothing because [the arrest] is related to the "one
country, two systems" policy.
The Concerned Group for Investment Rights of Hong Kong Businessmen
in Mainland China was founded on May 20, 2007. The group represents
over 100 Hong Kong businessmen and women. The group is concerned
about the unfair treatment of Hong Kong businessmen and women
when investing in China under the "one country, two systems"
policy. The group strives to pursue better ways to solve these
problems. The group thinks that the Hong Kong government acts
as a postman when it comes to complaints and lawsuits about judicial
corruption and injustice in Mainland China.
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According to Lu Weiping, one of two female group members, the
group traveled to Beijing on June 25, 2007 to petition the government.
They were told to expect an answer in July. However, they did
not receive any reply. The group hopes to receive an answer from
the President or the Prime Minister since all of the businessmen
they represent have pending legal cases in Mainland China.
Cai Meiying, another delegate, invested 30 million Hong Kong
dollars in real estate in Yantai City, Shandong Province, but
the land was confiscated by the local government and construction
was stopped. In 1992, She lost all of her investment.
Cai Meiying told the reporter that she was very disappointed
with the Hong Kong government which did not provide any help to
them. Instead, Lin Jingfu, an official from Hong Kong SAR's Liaison
office in Beijing tried to dissuade them from petitioning.
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