Arrest of Cardinal Zen sends chill through Hong Kong's Catholic community

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : "We trust that in the future we will continue enjoying religious freedom in Hong Kong under the Basic Law."
48% : "Being religious is more than worshiping, we also need to do justice," Anne said, questioning whether having faith but not the means to take action amounted to religious freedom.
48% : Rev Peter Koon, a pro-government lawmaker who was the provincial secretary general of the Hong Kong Anglican church, dismissed claims that Zen's arrest had anything to do with religious freedom in the city.
43% : Although local authorities denied the arrest had anything to do with religious freedom, Anne was worried that a crackdown on churches would spread from mainland China to Hong Kong.

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