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20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:26:22 +0000

Hong Kong: 4 June 2009 – About 150,000 people fill up six football fields at Victoria Park attend the candlelight vigil to remember June fourth massacre in Beijing 20 year ago. However, Hong Kong Police estimated only have 62,800, their largest estimate for any vigil except the one in 1990, which they put at 80,000.

4 June,1989 People’s Liberation Army had killed civilians at Tiananmen square with troops and tanks, killing thousands to quell a “counterrevolutionary rebellion” or later called it the “1989 political storm” .

Xiong Yan was placed on the 21 most wanted protestors’ list also take part in Thursday night’s candlelight vigil.

From left: Lee Cheuk Yan, Xiong Yan, Sam Wong and Szeto Wah

Sam Wong and Rachel Chan

Event: Candlelight Vigil for the 20th Anniversary of June 4 (第20周年六四燭光晚會)
Theme: The candlelight vigil will commemorate those who were killed in the June 4 Massacre and express our determination to succeed in realizing their goals.
Date: 4 June, 2009 (Thursday)
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Place: The football fields in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Equipment: Canon 40D, 24-105mm 4.0L

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Lasse Galschiot Markus and Kasper Galschiot Markus, on of the Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot, take part in candle light Vigil.

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19th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:08:00 +0000

Hong Kong: 4 June 2008 – More than 48,000 Hong Kong people full up about 6 football filed join candlelight vigil to remember June fourth massacre in Beijing 19 year ago.

Light up the candle for the death of the Tiananmen Square massacre

Kids will teach what happen 19 years ago.

Teenager will learn what happen.

Let the Candle Burn. The flame in people’s hearts will not die, people will not forget and history will not just disappear.

“Don’t forget June 4 …”

Don’t want to say again, but see you next year.

Date: 4 June, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Place: The football fields in Victoria Park
Event: 19th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (第19周年六四燭光晚會)
Equipment : Camera: Canon 40D, Len: Canon 24-105mm 4.0 L

Last Night at Queen’s Pier

admin — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:38:00 +0000

Last Night at Queen’s Pier
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Date: 31 July, 2007
Place: Queen’s Pier (皇后碼頭), Central, Hong Kong
Equipment: Canon 30D, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

On 31 July 2007, more than 200 people gathered at the carpark outside Queen’s Pier for a candlelight vigil on the last evening before protesters are due to be evicted.

Singing songs and cheering speakers at Queen’s Pier carpark
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Last Night at Queen’s Pier
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One of the Local Action members Chan King-fai (陳景輝) (right) continue the hunger strike.
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A protester catches some sleep in a makeshift hammock
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Not all the people support saving the Queen’s Pier.
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Hong Kong Queen’s Pier, the traditional landing point for visiting dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana, has been occupied since April, 2007 by activists trying to stop it being destroyed for a new bypass under the terms of the Central Reclamation Phase III works contract.

Last Night at Queen’s Pier
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Victoria Harbor view from Queen’s Pier
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18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

admin — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:52:00 +0000

More than 55,000 Hong Kong people full up about 6 football filed join candlelight vigil to remember June fourth massacre in Beijing 18 year ago.

1.9-meter model of the makeshift symbol of the “Goddess of Democracy”

Accompanied by 2 teenager, alliance chairman Szeto Wah wearing T-shirts with the message “Rehabilitate the June Fourth Movement” “Defend the Citizenship” began the rally.

The Tiananmen Mothers (天安門母親)

Videotaped message from Wang Dan (王丹), one of the student leaders of the 1989 protests. You can visit his personal website here.

Let the Candle Burn. The flame in people’s hearts will not die, people will not forget and history will not just disappear.

“Don’t forget June 4 …”

The flame in people’s hearts will not die, people will not forget and history will not just disappear.

Before the candlelight vigil, Ma Lik (馬力), Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong, questioned whether people could be flattened into meat pancakes by tanks during 1989 June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre : “So find a pig and test if it can be turned into a meat pancake!”

Shame on you, Ma Lik!!

Don’t want to say, but see you next year.

Date: 4 June, 2007 (Monday)
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Place: The football fields in Victoria Park
Event: 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (第18周年六四燭光晚會)
Equipment Used: Camera: Canon 30D, Len: Canon 17-40mm 4.0 L
Theme: The candlelight vigil will be held to commemorate those who were killed in the June 4th Massacre in China and express our eagerness for democracy, freedom, human rights and rule of law.

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Attractive

admin — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:27:00 +0000

Event: 7.16 candlelight vigil
Date: July 16, 2005 20:00 – 22:30
Location: Chater Garden, Central
Canon EOS 20D, EF 17-40mm 4L @ 17mm, f/5.0, 1/50 sec, ISO 1600
Photoshop: Resize, USM

Photo Friday submission for “Attractive“

More photos for 7.16 candlelight vigil at here.

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Freedom of Expression Forum

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:25:00 +0000

Event: 7.16 candlelight vigil
Freedom of Expression Forum (毓民封咪、言論受壓)
Date: July 16, 2005 20:00 – 22:30
Location: Chater Garden, Central

** Because of large file size, all photos were resized, click the photo to see larger view.

More than 5,000 supporters of ex-Commercial Radio station host Raymond Wong Yuk-man (Mad Dog) attend the candlelight vigil at Chater Garden, Central. He believes Commercial Radio was under pressure from China and Hong Kong Government to fire him.

Peter Lam Yuk-wah (林旭華), Raymond Wong Yuk-man (黃毓民), Albert Cheng King-hon ( 鄭經翰)

Firework to celebrate Dr. Wong fired by Commercial Radio?

Event Host: Lam Chiu-Wing (林超榮) aka Superman (超人)

Leung Kwok-hung aka Long Hair, ask supporter to join 31 July rally to support Wong.

Teacup in a Storm – reloaded?
Co host: Peter Lam Yuk-wah, Host: Albert Cheng King-hon

Wong’s programme producer, Toby Cham Kwok-yeung (湛國揚) which also fired.

What can he do next? Network Radio like People Radio Hong Kong (香港人民廣播電台) is one of the options.

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16th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

admin — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 23:59:00 +0000

Hong Kong – 4 June, 2005 – This is the 16th anniversary of the June fourth massacre in Beijing. It full up 5 football filed by 45,000 people.

At the Victoria Park entrance, you can meet a lot of Political Organization leader, for example:

Cyd Ho Sau-lan

Alan Leong

Long Hair

People reading new and old info about massacre in Beijing.

I remember that I saw those T shirt before.

Mr. Szeto Wah – Chairman, Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China

Tiananmen Mother – Ding Zilin

The Tiananmen Mothers Campaign

The Sky was crying..

but it cannot make the candle light off.

Although It’s raining cats and dogs, but most of the people to perfer to stay.

and don’t forgot to join upcoming July 1 rally

Event: 16th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre – June 4 Candlelight Vigil
Location: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong