Hundreds of Chinese migrants defy Hong Kong's orders to leave Posted by Scott Manning on March 31, 2002 | Comments (0)

Defying Hong Kong's orders that they leave by Sunday, hundreds of mainland Chinese migrants vowed to fight and stay here with their families -- counting down to midnight, then cheering as the deadline passed.

From now on, the Hong Kong government has the right to force us back to China," said Ronald Hui, a native of China's southeastern Fujian province who turned out for an all-night rally in a downtown park with his sister, Rachel, who has residency rights.Full Story...