2008年4月7日， 北爱尔兰地方媒体Belfast Telegraph 及South Belfast News登载了一则让全英华人震惊和气愤的新闻。 卢曼华女士，英国首位华人地方议员，公开表达对其儿子参与“藏独”运动的支持和骄傲，并且在并不真正了解中国西藏历史及现状的基础上，发表了针对中国民主状况的不负责任的误导言论。

卢曼华女士的言论引起了北爱华人社区的极大失望和愤慨。 北爱华人普遍认为， 在此事件上， 卢议员完全没有体现出其应有的社会责任感和正义感。而且， 由于卢曼华女士的华人议员身份，她的公开表态直接导致当地西方民众误认为在北爱尔兰的全体华人和她的观点一致。 在此时刻， 我们全北爱地区乃至全英地区华人不能再保持沉默。 我们呼吁所有维护祖国主权，追求事实和正义，支持北京2008奥运的华人们，请来参与“反对卢曼华议员就中国西藏发表误导言论”的签名活动。 我们将汇集您的心声，并将抗议信及所有签名递交北爱议会和其他相关部门。

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2008年5月13日下午4点
 
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北爱尔兰华人声明

敬启者
 
作为北爱尔兰大多数的华人民众，我们认为必须声明，虽然，卢曼华女士是首位在北爱尔兰当选的华人立法委员，她就最近中国西藏问题所发表的公开言论并不代表北爱尔兰华人的观点和立场。同时，我们对卢曼华女士针对中国西藏民主事务所发表的轻率及不负责任的误导言论深感失望。
 
首先，作为首位北爱尔兰华人立法委员，卢曼华女士的言论对于北爱尔兰内外的民众都具有误导性。诚如我们之前所声明，卢女士并不代表北爱尔兰华人社区，她在西藏问题上所发表的公开言论更不代表北爱尔兰华人的立场。但是，由于她的华人立法委员身份，公众会误认为在北爱尔兰的全体华人和她的观点一致。因此，她的言论会无形中使那些有兴趣来到北爱尔兰学习、旅游或投资的华人误解为北爱尔兰的人们并不欢迎他们，这种结果对于各方来说都将是莫大的损失。
 
其次， 我们尊重每一个人的言论自由。但是，作为一名立法委员，在没有全面地认识和了解中国问题的基础上，发表此类公开言论是极其轻率和不负责任的。
我们认为，中国的民主进程在过去所取得的进步是不容忽视的；我们也坚信，中国今后将进一步完善其民主建设。如果卢女士有机会关注更多的中国媒体，她将发现她所认为的“14亿人没有言论自由”的观点是站不住脚的。
 
中国人民是勇于正视不同观点的。不过，不同的观点不代表篡改历史。自13世纪以来，西藏一直是中国领土的一部分。目前， 92％的西藏人口是藏族，其中，90％的藏族人使用母语 ——藏语；西方学者也认为，西藏的文化，包括文学和艺术形式，在中国乃至当今世界范围上的发展是空前的。同时，西藏拥有世界上最密集的全职神职人员（约15万僧侣）。
 
另外，让我们感到极其失望的是，当卢女士自豪于她的儿子支持西藏独立的同时，并没有对在“3.14”拉萨暴乱中无辜受难的民众表达任何关怀。当全世界都在谴责暴力和恐怖主义时，卢女士对于由极少数分裂分子所发动的拉萨暴动以及由此导致的悲剧（无辜人民被杀害，学校被焚烧，商店被洗劫等）却显得无动于衷。作为在北爱尔兰首位华人立法委员，卢女士并没有展现出她应有的责任感和正义感，这让我们感到尤为痛心。
 
我们可以理解，作为一位母亲，卢女士希望支持并保护自己的儿子。然而，作为全球最大的非政治性盛事，奥林匹克运动会不应被用于任何政治目的。无论是对中国人民还是世界各国人民，2008北京奥运会都具有同等重要的意义。卢女士无视大众的意愿，选择了这样一个时间来表达其轻率和不负责任的言论，令我们深感失望。
 
最后，我们再次郑重声明，在西藏问题上， 卢曼华女士并不代表北爱尔兰华人的观点和立场。我们希望卢女士能认真听取和考虑我们的意见，并在将来能体现出更多的社会责任感和正义感。
 
谢谢您的关注。
 
此致，
 
敬礼
 
北爱尔兰华人（请参见所附的签名）
 

DECLARATION

To Whom It May Concern

 
We are writing to clarify the fact that, Ms. Anna Manwah Lo does NOT represent the voice of the Chinese community in Northern Ireland over the Tibet issue.
 
As the Chinese society in Northern Ireland, we are extremely disappointed with Ms. Lo’s recent comments over the Chinese democracy in Tibet affairs, which we consider to be irresponsible, inconsiderate and misleading.
 
Being the first Chinese MLA in Northern Ireland, Ms. Lo's public comments over the Tibet issue sent out a misleading signal to all the people, as a direct impact. People would easily take the message that all the Chinese people in Northern Ireland are on her side due to her Chinese route. It would also give those Chinese people who are interested in coming to NI for studying, touring or business a wrong impression that people here in NI do not welcome the Chinese, which would be such a loss for all.
 
We respect everyone’s freedom to speak out their own minds. We also thank Ms. Lo’s curiosity over China. However, as a MLA, it is irresponsible and inconsiderate of Ms. Lo to make public comments over the Tibet issue without full understanding. First of all, it is important to realize that China has made significant progress in developing a more democratic society. We also believe further development will undoubtedly occur in the future. If Ms. Lo would take a look at the situation within China, she may be very surprised by the freedom of expression that the 1.4 billion Chinese people now have, referring to the comment she made that “1.4 billion people don't have the freedom (to speak out)”.
 
Secondly, Chinese people do welcome different voices. However, different voices cannot change the fact that Tibet has been a part of China since the 13th Century. Currently, 92% of the populations in Tibet are Tibetans and 90% of them speak Tibetan as their mother tongue. In fact, many western scholars have attested that Tibetan literature and art forms have been flourishing as never before. Tibet also has the highest concentration of full-time “clergy” in the Buddhist world (with about 150,000 monks and nuns in Tibet).
 
Thirdly, when Ms. Lo said that she was proud of her son's action in Pro-Tibet movement, there is not a single word mentioned regarding the innocent victims in the “3.14” Lhasa riot. While violence and terrorism are condemned by the whole world, such riots (killing innocent people, burning schools, robbing shops, etc) carried out by a very small group of separatists seem to be no concern to Ms. Lo. We feel extremely disappointed that Ms. Lo has not shown her social conscience and responsibility as a MLA member.
 
We understand that as a mother, Ms. Lo supports her own son's activities. However, as the biggest non-political event, the Olympic game should never be used by any political purposes. The coming Beijing Olympic game is a great event for not only the Chinese, but also the people all over the world. It is such a pity that Ms. Lo chose such a time to express her opinions publicly by ignoring the universal beliefs as above.
 
Again, we clarity here that, Ms. Anna Manwah Lo does NOT represent the Chinese community over the Tibet issue. We hope that Ms. Lo can seriously consider our opinions and be more considerate and responsible in the future.
 
Thank you for your time and attention.
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
The Chinese People in Northern Ireland
(Please see attached signatures)

“北爱华人社区”抗议华人女议员支持藏独