11.   Some bookstores in Hong Kong have stopped selling books on the Falun Gong meditation sect, which was banned in mainland China, a sect member said Saturday.

12.   Taiwanese supporters of the Falun Gong meditation sect traveled to Hong Kong on Monday, preparing to protest while Chinese President Jiang Zemin attends an international economic meeting.

13.   The Chinese government has expelled an American citizen who was detained in a protest on behalf of the outlawed Falun Gong meditation sect, the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday.

14.   The meditation sect is banned on the mainland but legal in Hong Kong.

15.   The meditation sect has made authorities in mainland China nervous because of its ability to summon thousands of followers to protests.

16.   The meditation sect has attracted millions of members in China and throughout the world.

17.   The visit comes amid a debate over free expression in Hong Kong touched off by a meeting of the Falun Gong meditation sect, which is outlawed in China.