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The Falun Gong spiritual movement is banned in China, where practitioners are persecuted. In Hong Kong, however, advocates of the movement face-off with anti-Falun Gong protesters every day. As part of our Hong Kong Humans series, David Missal examines the daily turf war underway on the city’s streets.

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In collaboration with the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre.

David Missal is a German freelance journalist covering China and Hong Kong. He is interested in politics and human rights issues in the region. At the moment he is pursuing a master's degree in journalism at The University of Hong Kong.