Hongkongers Show Their Aspiration for Freedom on June 4th
A June 4th candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the 1989 Tianamen Massacre had been held annually in Hong Kong; however, this year the authorities opposed the event for the first time.
In the wake of forced implementation of the National Security Law by Beijing, Hongkongers insist to commemorate those who had fought for freedom and stood up for justice in human history.
Source: Rice Post #June4
#TiananmenMassacre #Vigil #VictoriaPark
A June 4th candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the 1989 Tianamen Massacre had been held annually in Hong Kong; however, this year the authorities opposed the event for the first time.
In the wake of forced implementation of the National Security Law by Beijing, Hongkongers insist to commemorate those who had fought for freedom and stood up for justice in human history.
Source: Rice Post #June4
#TiananmenMassacre #Vigil #VictoriaPark
#June4Vigil
First June Fourth Vigil in Hong Kong Without an Organiser
Although the 31st June Fourth Vigil was banned by the Hong Kong government, thousands of citizens went to Victoria Park to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Massacre in 1989.
Pro-democracy lawmakers, district councillors and activists including Chu Hoi-dick, Lester Shum and Nathan Law went to the Victoria Park as participants played “Glory to Hong Kong” and yelled slogans like “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times”.
Tsuen Wan District Councillor Lester Sham said this was a meaningful June Fourth Vigil having no organiser. He suggested that participants had different viewpoints during this event, but it is this diversity that makes Hong Kong different from China.
Source: InMedia HK #Jun4
#HKProtests #TiananmenMassacre #VictoriaPark
First June Fourth Vigil in Hong Kong Without an Organiser
Although the 31st June Fourth Vigil was banned by the Hong Kong government, thousands of citizens went to Victoria Park to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Massacre in 1989.
Pro-democracy lawmakers, district councillors and activists including Chu Hoi-dick, Lester Shum and Nathan Law went to the Victoria Park as participants played “Glory to Hong Kong” and yelled slogans like “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times”.
Tsuen Wan District Councillor Lester Sham said this was a meaningful June Fourth Vigil having no organiser. He suggested that participants had different viewpoints during this event, but it is this diversity that makes Hong Kong different from China.
Source: InMedia HK #Jun4
#HKProtests #TiananmenMassacre #VictoriaPark
#Breaking
#PoliticalOppression #Censorship
HK Government Bans Pro-democracy Group's Flower Stall in Lunar New Year Market
Founded in Hong Kong in 1989, The Alliance in Support of Democratic Patriotic Movements in China organizes the annual June Fourth candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park, in commemoration of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre in China.
The Alliance has been running a flower stall at the annual Lunar New Year Market in Hong Kong since 1990 for more than 30 years.
However, after midnight on Feb 6, 2021, the Hong Kong government suddenly terminated the contract for their stall, claiming that they have displayed "irrelevant banners".
In the evening before, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (#FEHD) had ordered the Alliance to remove "banners with political messages" within 2 hours, but without naming them.
The Alliance told Apple Daily that they had no idea which banner carries "political message" in the eye of the government. In the end, they covered the word "donation" and the slogans "Vindicate June Fourth" and "For Freedom, Fight Together".
Despite their willingness to co-operate, the authorities decided to ban the stall completely before they could open. At around 8:30am on Feb 6, the government sent staff to cordon off the area with plastic tape, leaving no ground for discussion.
The chairman of the Alliance Lee Cheuk-yan said that in the past 32 years, the Alliance was able to display similar messages.
Source: Apple Daily; RTHK #Feb6
https://bit.ly/2Ln5K8J
#CNYMarket #VictoriaPark #PoliceState #JuneFourth #FlowerStall #LeeCheukYan
#PoliticalOppression #Censorship
HK Government Bans Pro-democracy Group's Flower Stall in Lunar New Year Market
Founded in Hong Kong in 1989, The Alliance in Support of Democratic Patriotic Movements in China organizes the annual June Fourth candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park, in commemoration of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre in China.
The Alliance has been running a flower stall at the annual Lunar New Year Market in Hong Kong since 1990 for more than 30 years.
However, after midnight on Feb 6, 2021, the Hong Kong government suddenly terminated the contract for their stall, claiming that they have displayed "irrelevant banners".
In the evening before, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (#FEHD) had ordered the Alliance to remove "banners with political messages" within 2 hours, but without naming them.
The Alliance told Apple Daily that they had no idea which banner carries "political message" in the eye of the government. In the end, they covered the word "donation" and the slogans "Vindicate June Fourth" and "For Freedom, Fight Together".
Despite their willingness to co-operate, the authorities decided to ban the stall completely before they could open. At around 8:30am on Feb 6, the government sent staff to cordon off the area with plastic tape, leaving no ground for discussion.
The chairman of the Alliance Lee Cheuk-yan said that in the past 32 years, the Alliance was able to display similar messages.
Source: Apple Daily; RTHK #Feb6
https://bit.ly/2Ln5K8J
#CNYMarket #VictoriaPark #PoliceState #JuneFourth #FlowerStall #LeeCheukYan
#FirstHand #Feb6
Pro-democracy Group's Flower Stall Runs for 20 Minutes Before Government's Forced Closure
On the early morning Feb 6, 2021, the flower stall which had been annually run by "The Alliance in Support of Democratic Patriotic Movements in China" at Victoria Park's Lunar New Year Market in Hong Kong for 32 years, was forced down by the Hong Kong government.
The authorities claimed that the Alliance had displayed "irrelevant banners" and terminate the contract of the stall rented by the Alliance with immediate effect.
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With everything already set, the Alliance tried their best to open the stall but for 20 minutes before the authorities sealed it off.
Founded in Hong Kong in 1989, The Alliance organizes the annual June Fourth candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's #VictoriaPark, in commemoration of the victims of the 1989 #June4th Tiananmen Square Massacre in China.
#PoliceState #CNYMarket #PoliticalOppression #Alliance
Pro-democracy Group's Flower Stall Runs for 20 Minutes Before Government's Forced Closure
On the early morning Feb 6, 2021, the flower stall which had been annually run by "The Alliance in Support of Democratic Patriotic Movements in China" at Victoria Park's Lunar New Year Market in Hong Kong for 32 years, was forced down by the Hong Kong government.
The authorities claimed that the Alliance had displayed "irrelevant banners" and terminate the contract of the stall rented by the Alliance with immediate effect.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28469
With everything already set, the Alliance tried their best to open the stall but for 20 minutes before the authorities sealed it off.
Founded in Hong Kong in 1989, The Alliance organizes the annual June Fourth candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's #VictoriaPark, in commemoration of the victims of the 1989 #June4th Tiananmen Square Massacre in China.
#PoliceState #CNYMarket #PoliticalOppression #Alliance
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#EU Office to Hong Kong and Macau Expresses “Great Concern” Over Ongoing Prosecution of Pro-democracy Figures
The #EuropeanUnion Office to Hong Kong and Macau posted on Twitter on the evening of April 1, 2021 to express great concern about the ongoing prosecution of political figures in Hong Kong.
The Office also said that it had sent staff to listen to the hearing of the 7 democratic activists who were found guilty on April 1, 2021 and would continue to monitor the development of the situation for possible future actions.
On August 18, 2021, the Civil Human Rights Front (#CHRF) held a "running assembly" in #VictoriaPark in Hong Kong. Martin Lee Chu-ming, founding chairman of the #DemocraticParty, Jimmy Lai Chee-Ying, founder of #AppleDaily, were among the 7 pro-democracy activists who have been convicted of organizing and participating in unauthorized assembly.
Charles Whiteley, Deputy Head of the European Union Office of Hong Kong and Macau, was also present in court on April 1, 2021. He mentioned that the EU is highly concerned about these cases and will closely monitor the situation in Hong Kong.
Source: Stand News #April1
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/8-18-%E7%B6%AD%E5%9C%92%E6%A1%88-%E6%AD%90%E7%9B%9F%E6%B8%AF%E6%BE%B3%E8%BE%A7%E4%BA%8B%E8%99%95%E6%B4%BE%E5%93%A1%E8%81%BD%E8%A3%81%E6%B1%BA-%E9%AB%98%E5%BA%A6%E9%97%9C%E6%B3%A8-%E6%9C%AC%E6%B8%AF%E6%8C%81%E7%BA%8C%E6%AA%A2%E6%8E%A7%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9/
#EU #47democrats #PoliceState #HongKongProtests
#EU Office to Hong Kong and Macau Expresses “Great Concern” Over Ongoing Prosecution of Pro-democracy Figures
The #EuropeanUnion Office to Hong Kong and Macau posted on Twitter on the evening of April 1, 2021 to express great concern about the ongoing prosecution of political figures in Hong Kong.
The Office also said that it had sent staff to listen to the hearing of the 7 democratic activists who were found guilty on April 1, 2021 and would continue to monitor the development of the situation for possible future actions.
On August 18, 2021, the Civil Human Rights Front (#CHRF) held a "running assembly" in #VictoriaPark in Hong Kong. Martin Lee Chu-ming, founding chairman of the #DemocraticParty, Jimmy Lai Chee-Ying, founder of #AppleDaily, were among the 7 pro-democracy activists who have been convicted of organizing and participating in unauthorized assembly.
Charles Whiteley, Deputy Head of the European Union Office of Hong Kong and Macau, was also present in court on April 1, 2021. He mentioned that the EU is highly concerned about these cases and will closely monitor the situation in Hong Kong.
Source: Stand News #April1
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/8-18-%E7%B6%AD%E5%9C%92%E6%A1%88-%E6%AD%90%E7%9B%9F%E6%B8%AF%E6%BE%B3%E8%BE%A7%E4%BA%8B%E8%99%95%E6%B4%BE%E5%93%A1%E8%81%BD%E8%A3%81%E6%B1%BA-%E9%AB%98%E5%BA%A6%E9%97%9C%E6%B3%A8-%E6%9C%AC%E6%B8%AF%E6%8C%81%E7%BA%8C%E6%AA%A2%E6%8E%A7%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9/
#EU #47democrats #PoliceState #HongKongProtests
#PoliticalSuppression #Regime
Authorities Ban Tiananmen Massacre Vigil for the Second Year in Hong Kong
Since 1990, Hongkongers have been organizing a candlelight vigil annually on June 4th to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Sqaure massacre and condemn the Chinese Communist Party for the brutal crackdown of pro-democracy citizens in 1989.
For the second year in a row, the Hong Kong police banned the June 4 vigil at Victoria Park, citing the pandemic as a reason. The authorities also banned the "lest we forget" protest planned on May 30, 2021.
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the vigil convenor, pointed out that commemorating June 4 is part of Hongkongers' collective memory in the past 31 years. The Alliance said that they would file an appeal.
Meanwhile, the Secretary for Security John Ka-chiu Lee insisted that any person who join, promote and announce the two events can be sentenced to jail for up to 5 years.
Source: Stand News #May27
https://bit.ly/3bZIzeW
#June4 #TiananmenSquare #Massacre #FailedState #LetterofObjection #VictoriaPark #CandlelightVigil #CollectiveMemory
Authorities Ban Tiananmen Massacre Vigil for the Second Year in Hong Kong
Since 1990, Hongkongers have been organizing a candlelight vigil annually on June 4th to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Sqaure massacre and condemn the Chinese Communist Party for the brutal crackdown of pro-democracy citizens in 1989.
For the second year in a row, the Hong Kong police banned the June 4 vigil at Victoria Park, citing the pandemic as a reason. The authorities also banned the "lest we forget" protest planned on May 30, 2021.
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the vigil convenor, pointed out that commemorating June 4 is part of Hongkongers' collective memory in the past 31 years. The Alliance said that they would file an appeal.
Meanwhile, the Secretary for Security John Ka-chiu Lee insisted that any person who join, promote and announce the two events can be sentenced to jail for up to 5 years.
Source: Stand News #May27
https://bit.ly/3bZIzeW
#June4 #TiananmenSquare #Massacre #FailedState #LetterofObjection #VictoriaPark #CandlelightVigil #CollectiveMemory
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Hong Kong Restaurant Gives Free #Candles On the Eve of #June4 Commemoration Day
On June 3, 2021, the restaurant Villa Villa Cafe & Bar, located in North Point, Hong Kong, placed boxes of candle for customers and passersby to take.
The annual candlelight vigil in commemoration of the June 4th #TiananmenMassacre has been banned by the Hong Kong police for the second year. The organizer who had been holding the #vigil in #VictoriaPark since 1990 called on Hongkongers to commemorate the pro-democracy victims of the brutal crackdown by the CCP "in each of their own way".
In their facebook page on June 2, 2021, Villa Villa Cafe & Bar wrote that they "made a wrong order of birthday candles". The restaurant welcomed fellow citizens to take them for free. The remaining candles would be donated to a church nearby.
The person-in-charge of the restaurant Mr Tse told InMedia that "everything's in the heart".
Source: InMedia #Jun3
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Hong Kong Restaurant Gives Free #Candles On the Eve of #June4 Commemoration Day
On June 3, 2021, the restaurant Villa Villa Cafe & Bar, located in North Point, Hong Kong, placed boxes of candle for customers and passersby to take.
The annual candlelight vigil in commemoration of the June 4th #TiananmenMassacre has been banned by the Hong Kong police for the second year. The organizer who had been holding the #vigil in #VictoriaPark since 1990 called on Hongkongers to commemorate the pro-democracy victims of the brutal crackdown by the CCP "in each of their own way".
In their facebook page on June 2, 2021, Villa Villa Cafe & Bar wrote that they "made a wrong order of birthday candles". The restaurant welcomed fellow citizens to take them for free. The remaining candles would be donated to a church nearby.
The person-in-charge of the restaurant Mr Tse told InMedia that "everything's in the heart".
Source: InMedia #Jun3
https://bit.ly/3ihun4K
#YellowEconomy #Conscience
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June 4, 2021 marks 32 years since the #ChineseCommunistParty government ordered the military to crack down on the pro-democracy civilians, mainly students, on Beijing's #TiananmenSquare in 1989.
The annual #CandlelightVigil held since 1990 in Hong Kong's Victoria Park has been banned for the second year by the Hong Kong Police.
At around 14:45 on June 4, 2021, the Hong Kong police cited the #PublicSecurityOrdinance and blocked six football fields, one basketball court, the central lawn and the running trail in Victoria Park.
The video captured how the police cordonned off the park's foodball field as early as at 14:00. More than 20 police vehicles and over 100 officers were also sighted near the park.
On the same day, the police has arrested two civilians, including the vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Chow Hang-tung, for allegedly promoting the commemorative event in social media.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29899
Video: Stand News
Source: Stand News; Now News; Apple Daily #Jun4
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June 4, 2021 marks 32 years since the #ChineseCommunistParty government ordered the military to crack down on the pro-democracy civilians, mainly students, on Beijing's #TiananmenSquare in 1989.
The annual #CandlelightVigil held since 1990 in Hong Kong's Victoria Park has been banned for the second year by the Hong Kong Police.
At around 14:45 on June 4, 2021, the Hong Kong police cited the #PublicSecurityOrdinance and blocked six football fields, one basketball court, the central lawn and the running trail in Victoria Park.
The video captured how the police cordonned off the park's foodball field as early as at 14:00. More than 20 police vehicles and over 100 officers were also sighted near the park.
On the same day, the police has arrested two civilians, including the vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Chow Hang-tung, for allegedly promoting the commemorative event in social media.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29899
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Thousands of students in China back in 1989 had a series of peaceful protests and demonstrations calling for political and economic reform. However, the Chinese military hunt students down.
Tiananmen Massacre has its 32nd Anniversary today.
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