IN the article headlined, ''Tourist apology ruled out'' (South China Morning Post, January 15) you report that an Australian tourist was denied entry into Bali because he was (mistakenly) identified as an ''anti-Indonesian activist'' and ''a wanted Australian activist of a pro-independence movement in East Timor''. The man with whom the hapless tourist was misidentified is my brother. Since 1975 he has consistently supported the view of the United Nations that the Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor are illegal. He has regularly and tirelessly campaigned against Indonesia's persistent use of torture, extra-judicial executions, arbitrary arrest and detention, and many other breaches of human rights in East Timor. He has frequently protested against the hypocrisy whereby certain countries (the US, Australia) condemn aggression and genocide in some parts of the world (the Middle East) and tacitly approve it in others (East Timor). No wonder his name is on some kind of Indonesian ''wanted'' list. I appeal to all Hongkong residents who go to Indonesia on business or pleasure to remember the fate of East Timorese under Indonesian control. At least one third of the entire population of East Timor has died since the invasion. Their economy has been taken over by Indonesian interests. Their culture and religion have been suppressed. But they do have friends around the world: people of principle, moral courage, and political commitment who are prepared to risk Indonesian displeasure by reminding us of the Indonesians' brutal occupation and exploitation of East Timor. PETER WESLEY-SMITH Sandy Bay
