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Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong
In May, two Chinese nuns who work at the mission were arrested by mainland authorities during a visit home to Hebei province, according to three Catholic clerics with knowledge of the matter. The nuns, in their 40s, were detained for three weeks before being released into house arrest without being charged. They are forbidden to leave the mainland, according to one of the clerics. Meanwhile, Western diplomats say, Chinese security agents have stepped up surveillance of the mission in recent months.
“We are at the bottom of the pit – there is no freedom of expression anymore … We are becoming like any other city in China.”
Cardinal Joseph Zen, the former Bishop of Hong Kong