Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
That is why the now-established tradition of anti-government demonstrations on 1 July, the day meant to celebrate Hong Kong’s change from British to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, has become a diverse mix of many protests.
It’s a people’s march,” said Ms Ng, explaining that it shows Hong Kong’s people have many concerns about their home.
The test for the democratic movement is the extent to which it attracts a younger generation, she added.
Hong Kong’s recent candlelight vigil to mark the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre attracted far greater numbers of young people than previous vigils.
Many were prompted by the earlier comments of Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, in which he attempted to airbrush away the killing of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Beijing demonstrators involved in the 1989 Tiananmen protests.
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