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| | Monday, 1 July, 2002, 09:24 GMT 10:24 UK In pictures: Hong Kong anniversary Hong Kong is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its handover from British back to Chinese rule. There have been street parades and demonstrations by opposition groups and the Falun Gong meditation movement.  Celebrations were held alongside protests in the Chinese territory to mark five years of independence  Activists, mourning the 'death of democracy' sprayed fake blood...  ...and scuffled with police as they carried a 'democracy coffin'  Chinese President Jiang Zemin told Hong Kong it could do better  Falun Gong followers held silent sit-ins to protest against China's crackdown on the sect on the mainland  Police were deployed throughout the territory to ensure security | | See also:  30 Jun 02 | Asia-Pacific 28 Jun 02 | Asia-Pacific 26 Jun 02 | Asia-Pacific 24 Jun 02 | Asia-Pacific 17 Jun 02 | Asia-Pacific 25 Dec 97 | Hong Kong Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Asia-Pacific stories now: Links to more Asia-Pacific stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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