All
are suspected of being held in China ,
and the protesters fear the growing influence of Beijing .
Under
the "one country, two systems" principle Hong Kong is supposed to
enjoy high degrees of autonomy from China since it took over from Britain .
A
government spokesman said they were awaiting a response from the mainland, but
stressed the rule of law was the "cornerstone"
of Hong Kong society.
Chanting
"say no to political kidnapping", the protesters marched to the
offices of Beijing 's representative in Hong Kong .
"For Hong Kong, this is
the first time there has been such a clear violation of Hong Kong's law, a
clear violation of 'one country, two systems' principle, that has taken place
in such an open manner," Albert Chan, a politician with the pro-democracy
People Power Party, told the BBC.
"This
is why so many people have come out."
Another
pro-democracy politician, Lee Cheuk-yan, said
the disappearances were a "milestone for suppression".
The
latest to vanish has been Lee Bo, who disappeared late last year and was last
seen in Hong Kong .
Pro-democracy
politicians and activists believe he was kidnapped and taken to the mainland.
Mr Lee raised the alarm when
four of his colleagues at the tiny Causeway Bay Bookstore and related
publishing house, Mighty Current, went missing in October.
One of
them, publisher Gui Minhai, was last seen in Thailand . The other three were last
seen in mainland China .
There
has been no official comment from the Chinese government on Mr Lee's case.
But an
editorial in the state-controlled Global Times newspaper said some were trying
to "hype" the incident "to
create estrangement between Hong
Kong and the mainland".
Mr Lee
is a UK
passport holder and the British government said it is "deeply concerned"
about his whereabouts. It says it has asked for information from the Chinese
authorities.
1. rally 反彈
2.
autonomy 自治
3.
conduct 展開
4.
cornerstone 基石
5.
pro-democracy 民運
6.
hype 炒作
7.
estrangement 隔閡
Structure
of the Lead:
WHO- booksellers
WHEN- last
December
WHAT- kidnap
WHY- no
mention
WHERE- Hong Kong
HOW-
no mention
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