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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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Demonstration to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of June 4th

admin — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:10:22 +0000

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied

admin — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:58:00 +0000

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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.

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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.

Szeto Wah (司徒華)
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Yeung Sum (楊森)
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Raymond Wong Yuk-man (黃毓民)
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Alan Leong Kah-kit (梁家傑), Martin Lee Chu-ming (李柱銘)
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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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January 23 Rally

admin — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:03:00 +0000

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

Hui Chun

admin — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:43:00 +0000

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.