Anti-Tung group suffers cyber attack

Anti-Tung activists yesterday said a hacker had struck their group's website which carried contents critical of Beijing's denial of universal suffrage to Hong Kong.

The Anti-Tung Solidarity group fears more pro-democracy websites, which have previously helped mobilise public support at protests and elections, will be attacked in the run-up to the demonstration planned for July 1 and September's Legislative Council poll.

Wai Wan-tung, Anti-Tung Solidarity's group secretary, said the incident had been reported to police. He said the server would be taken away for investigation by the Technology Crime Division.

'Internet websites were a powerful tool in mobilising people to participate in the mass protest last July and to vote in the district council elections last November,' Mr Wai said.

'We are worried that we are just the first victim. There might be more attempts to disrupt this powerful medium in the run-up to September's polls and the protest this July.'