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20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (第20周年六四燭光晚會)

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.

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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” .

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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

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Sam Wong and Rachel Chan

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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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Demonstration to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of June 4th

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Demonstration to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of June 4th (20090531-152336)

HONG KONG : 31 May, 2009 – More than 8,000 protesters join the first of 2 events to mark of China’s crackdown on prodemocracy protesters at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.

Demonstration to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of June 4th (20090531-152447)

Demonstration to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of June 4th (20090531-145556)

However, Police said only 4,700 started the march and that 4,150 reached Government Headquarters.

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At the front were a group of 20 years old who were born in 1989.

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Demonstration to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of June 4th (20090531-161622)

Xiong Yan, who at one time was on the list of the 21 most wanted Tiananmen protesters. After two years in jail, he escaped to the West through Hong Kong was among the marchers.

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Demonstration to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of June 4th (20090531-150554)

Demonstration to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of June 4th (20090531-145608)

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” .

Event : May 31 Demonstration to Commemorate the 20 th Anniversary of June 4
Date : 31 May, 2009 (Sunday)
Time : 3:00 p.m.
Place : Starting from the football fields in Victoria Park to the HKSAR Government Headquarters

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A rally and a march will be held to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of June 4.

The themes will be:

  • Remember June 4
  • Inherit the goals of those who came before us
  • Pass the torch on
  • Relay the message of democracy to those who come after us

The rally and march will also reiterate the following pleas:

  • that dissidents be released from prison;
  • that the democratic movement of 1989 be vindicated;
  • that those who ordered the June 4 massacre be held accountable;
  • that one-party dictatorship be ended;
  • and that democracy be realized in China.

At 4 June, 2009, Candlelight Vigil event by Hong Kong Alliance In Support Of Patriotic Democratic will take part at Victoria Park.

Event: Candlelight Vigil for the 20th Anniversary of June 4
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

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Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied
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Date: 29 Dec., 2007
Equipment: Canon 40D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens

Hong Kong: Thousand of protesters including Pan Democrats Legislators holding banner written “Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied” march from Hong Kong Legislative Council at Central to Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre at Wanchai where China officials will brief community representatives on the NPC decision. Then they go back to Government House, where another briefing take place.

Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied
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NPC confirm Hong Kong may be allowed to choose its leader through a direct election in 2017, and all its lawmakers by 2020 at the earliest. Changes would need to be made gradually, starting in 2012, the date of the next leadership race.

Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied : Szeto Wah (司徒華)
Szeto Wah (司徒華)
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Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied : Yeung Sum (楊森)
Yeung Sum (楊森)
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Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied : Raymond Wong Yuk-man (黃毓民)
Raymond Wong Yuk-man (黃毓民)
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Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied : Alan Leong Kah-kit (梁家傑),  Martin Lee Chu-ming (李柱銘)
Alan Leong Kah-kit (梁家傑), Martin Lee Chu-ming (李柱銘)
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Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied
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18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

Monday, June 4th, 2007

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)

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.

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)

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” .

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)
1.9-meter model of the makeshift symbol of the “Goddess of Democracy”

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)
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.

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)

The Tiananmen Mothers (天安門母親) : June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)
The Tiananmen Mothers (天安門母親)

Wang Dan (王丹) : June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)
Videotaped message from Wang Dan (王丹), one of the student leaders of the 1989 protests. You can visit his personal website here.

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)
Let the Candle Burn. The flame in people’s hearts will not die, people will not forget and history will not just disappear.

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)
“Don’t forget June 4 …”

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)
The flame in people’s hearts will not die, people will not forget and history will not just disappear.

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)

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!!

June 4th candlelight vigil for 18th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (六四屠城18周年燭光集會)

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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17th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

Sunday, June 4th, 2006

17th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

More than 44,000 Hong Kong people full up 4 football filed join candlelight vigil to remember June fourth massacre in Beijing 17 year ago.

“Only a country that respects history, takes responsibility for its past, and wins over the trust of the people of Asia and the world at large can take greater responsibility in the international community.” – Wen Jiabao , China Premier. 12 April, 2005

“只有一個尊重歷史的國家,敢於對歷史負責的國家,才能贏得亞洲及世界人民的信任,才可以在國際社會上發揮更大的作用。” – 中國總理 溫家寶 2005
l, 2005

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” .

More info about the issue can found here:

Goddess of Democracy (by hkdigit)1.9-meter model of the makeshift symbol of the “Goddess of Democracy”

89 64 Memorial (by hkdigit)
Some protester laying wreath and flowers in front of the memorial

Burn up the 17th Candle (by hkdigit)
Light up the seventeen candle

A New Hope (by hkdigit)
“I believe the children are our are future. Teach them well and let them lead the way….”

Taiwan Flag (by hkdigit)
Member of Jiang Zhongzheng Hong Kong association (蔣中正香港協會) waving National Flag of the Republic of China.

Another world is possible!? (by hkdigit)
Another world is possible!?

Let the Candle Burn (by hkdigit)
Let the Candle Burn

Candle in the wind
Candle in the wind

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

Wong Tan

Rally
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.

Photographers

Light up my live

Let it burn

Don't forget June 4
“Don’t forget June 4 …”

Protester
(From Left) Lee Wing-tat (李永達), head of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, Martin Lee Chu-ming (李柱銘), Lau Chin Shek (劉千石),Han Dongfang (韓東方)

I will protect you

Protester

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Sang Songs

Lighting Up
Chanted Slogans

Lee Cheuk Yan

Pro-democracy legislator Lee Cheuk-yan, “Today, there are 44,000 people attend the candlelight vigil in Victoria Park….”

Hong Kong Candlelight Vigil

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

“Seventeen years have passed since the June 4 incident. Mainland China has achieved great economic growth over the last 17 years. These achievements have also brought prosperity and economic benefits to Hong Kong and allow us to reflect on the incident in an objective perspective.” – Donald Tsang Yam-kuen , Hong Kong Chief Executive. 4 June 2006

“關於六四事件,香港人已經好清楚,當然這件事已經有17年,17年來內地有舉世矚目的大變化,這變化為香港帶來繁榮及很多經濟效益,令港人可以在這段時間做一個客觀的評估。我好相信現時港人對這問題所採取的態度,是好自然的反應。” – 曾蔭權, 4 June, 2006

That’s a shame for the one who claimed himself as Hong Kong Guy, who drink Hong Kong water and flowing Hong Kong blood inside his body. Shame on you!

Date: 4 June, 2006 (Sunday)
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Place: The football fields in Victoria Park
Equipment Used: Camera: Canon 30D, Len: Canon17-40mm 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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January 23 Rally

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005



Location: Chater Garden, Central

About 2,000 peoples were joined the January 23 Rally to express their dissatisfaction and fight for democracy.

I don’t know why they wearing Chicken Hat.

Keep learning before rally start.

Mr. Szeto Wah

From Left: Mr. Lee Wing Tat, Albert Cheng Jing Han, Albert Ho Chun Yan

Supporters

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Hui Chun

Saturday, January 15th, 2005



Location: Causeway Bay

Canon EOS 20D, EF 17-40mm 4L @ 19mm, f/4.0, 1/25 sec, ISO 100

During Chinese New Year people hang small messages or wishes called Hui Chun in and around their homes, hoping for good fortune during the year.

Mr. Szeto Wah, Chairman of Hong Kong Alliance usually writing Hui Chun at street before New Year to collect donation.

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