Date – 20, April 2018 (Fri) – 10, June 2018 (Sun)
Time – 12pm – 7pm
Place – Centre for Community Cultural Development (CCCD)
Address – L20 08 Room D, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Shek Kip Mei MTR Exit C)
Map – https://goo.gl/maps/7cYb612zQeT2
This year, the Alliance again co-organizes the June 4 Museum Special Exhibition with the Centre for Community Cultural Development “June 4 Unveiled: The 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and 40 years of China’s reform and opening”- the 1989 democracy movement and the June 4 massacre, evaluate the results of reform and opening in five areas (politics, economics, society, culture and the environment), ,introduce national June 4 decryption files.
The Alliance sincerely invites secondary school teachers in Hong Kong to arrange for students to visit the June 4 Museum Special Exhibition as a learning activity for national education or general education.
The June 4 Museum will provide guided tours to introduce the first ten years of reform and opening. The Alliance invite schools and groups to make appointments for visits. The visit time can be arranged according to the needs of schools and groups. Interested parties please send the reply slip to 64museum@alliance.org.hk or fax to the Alliance at 2770 6083.
If you have any enquiries, please call contact the staff of the June 4 Museum at 2459 6489.
**After having been open for two years, the June 4 Museum was closed on 12 July 2016 due to litigation by the owners’ corporation of the building in which it was housed. In spite of this, the Alliance’s work on revealing the historical truth has not been interrupted. We actively promote our ‘crowdfunding for expansion’ campaign (Hang Seng Bank account number: 368-286498-001; cheque payable to ‘Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China’) for a bigger site to resume operations and continue our mission to convey the truth of June 4.
Theme
This year marks the 42nd anniversary of the ‘May 4 Tiananmen Incident’. Through the wreath-laying ceremony and photo exhibition, the Alliance will remember the martyrs who sacrificed for democracy and express our determination in supporting the Chinese democratic movement.
Date 5 April 2018 (Thu)
Venue
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza Section D (next to the Clock Tower)
Program
Starting from 11am, the Alliance and fellow organizations will carry out a wreath-laying ceremony. The venue is open until 6pm, and the public is welcome to present flowers.
From 4pm to 5 pm, the webcast ‘National Decoding’ will be broadcast live. All are welcome to join the discussion.
Remarks
*The Alliance can help individuals and organizations to order wreaths. If you wish to order, please fill in the advance wreath order form.
‘Never Forget June 4’ 29th Anniversary long-distance run
Intro
On 15 April 1989, Hu Yaobang, the former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CCP), died of illness in Beijing. Big posters of condolence to Hu appeared in various universities in Beijing. Later, the content of these posters changed to discussion of the political situation. The commemorative activities gradually evolved into a democracy movement under the slogan ‘against corruption, demanding democracy’ which spread throughout the country. Groups and individuals from Hong Kong and the world who cared about the Chinese democratic movement expressed their solidarity. The 1989 democracy movement was ended by the CCP’s bloody suppression on the evening of June 3.
Theme
The Alliance will follow the spirit of long-distance run: never give up. In the spirit of the 1989 democracy movement, the Alliance will endeavor to complete the goal. The run will pass several historical landmarks where Hong Kong people supported the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations. This allows the runners, the public and tourists to revisit the moment of ‘dare not remember and dare not forget’. The route is about 12 km.
The June 4 Long Distance Running Team will start the run from the Special Exhibition of the June 4 Museum at 6:20am on 15 April. They will run 17 km before 8:45am and join the other runners at Times Square in Causway Bay. From there, they will all run to the Liaison Office in Western District (total 29 km). This reminds us of the spirit of continuing 29 years of support for the Chinese democracy movement and of passing on the torch.
Date: 15 April (Sunday, the 29th Anniversary of the death of Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of CCP)
Start time: 8:45 am
Start: Under the big clock, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (Causeway Bay MTR Exit A)
Finish: Liaison Office (floral tribute to the statue of Goddess of Democracy)
Route: Under the big clock, Causeway Bay Times Square ⇨ Victoria Park ⇨ Hong Kong Central Library ⇨ Olympic House, Hong Kong Stadium ⇨ Happy Valley Racecourse ⇨ Former Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch ⇨ Wanchai Golden Bauhinia Square ⇨ Legislative Council Complex Main Entrance ⇨ Tamar Park ⇨ People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison Headquarters ⇨ Chater Road Pedestrian Precinct ⇨ Chater Garden ⇨ Old Legislative Council Building ⇨ Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum ⇨ Swire Bridge, University of Hong Kong ⇨ ‘Pillar of Shame’, Haking Wong Podium, University of Hong Kong ⇨ Western District Police Station ⇨ The Liaison Office (End) (Total 12 km)
Remarks:
1. You are welcome to join the whole route or just a portion, or to hold a relay.
2. Deadline for registration: 6 April 2018 (Fri)
3. Fee: free of charge. The Alliance will provide each runner with a t-shirt with the slogan ‘running towards vindicating June 4’.
4. Online registration: https://goo.gl/GJvMcd
5. Online route: https://goo.gl/HmBK2b
6. Route, landmarks details and download registration form: https://goo.gl/qehTJ5
「六四紀念館」專題展：
「六四解碼──改革開放40年與六四」 June 4 Museum Special Exhibition
“June 4 Unveiled: The 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and 40 years of China’s reform and opening”
After having been open for two years, the June 4 Museum was closed on 12 July 2016 due to litigation by the owners’ corporation of the building in which it was housed. In spite of this, the Alliance’s work on revealing the historical truth has not been interrupted. We actively promote our ‘crowdfunding for expansion’ campaign (Hang Seng Bank account number: 368-286498-001; cheque payable to ‘Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China’) for a bigger site to resume operations and continue our mission to convey the truth of June 4.
This year, the Alliance again co-organizes the June 4 Museum Special Exhibition with the Centre for Community Cultural Development in Activity L2-08 Room D,Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Shek Kip Mei. “June 4 Unveiled: The 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and 40 years of China’s reform and opening” will be exhibited from 20 April (Fri) to 10 June 2018 (Sun).
The Alliance sincerely invites secondary school teachers in Hong Kong to arrange for students to visit the June 4 Museum Special Exhibition as a learning activity for national education or general education. The June 4 Museum will provide guided tours to introduce the first ten years of reform and opening, the 1989 democracy movement and the June 4 massacre, evaluate the results of reform and opening in five areas (politics, economics, society, culture and the environment) after 30 years, and introduce national June 4 decryption files.
On 15 April 1989, Hu Yaobang, the former General Secretary of the CCP, died of illness in Beijing. Big posters of condolence to Hu appeared at various universities in Beijing. Later, the content of these posters changed to discussion of the political situation. The commemorative activities gradually evolved into a democracy movement under slogan ‘against corruption, demanding democracy’ which spread throughout the country. The ‘anti-corruption’ slogan put forward by the 1989 democracy movement was the same as that of the anti-corruption drive of Xi Jinping. However, not only did the Chinese government then fail to respond, it bloodily suppressed the student movement. We must take history as a mirror and explore the significance of establishing a fair and just society with students.
The Special Exhibition welcomes schools and groups to make appointments for visits. The visit time can be arranged according to the needs of schools and groups. Interested parties please send the reply slip to 64museum@alliance.org.hk or fax to the Alliance at 2770 6083.
1. All local groups are welcome to co-organize June 4 promotional activities. Please call 2782 6111 for specific arrangements.
2. The location of the event is subject to change or cancellation without prior notice. Registered participants will receive notification.
3. If you can volunteer at short notice, please call 2782 6111.
4. June 4 Victims Book of Condolences http://bit.ly/64condolence
1997年，丹麥雕塑家高志活（Jens Galschiot）為「六四」八周年製作了高約7米的「國殤之柱」（Pillar of Shame），見證香港回歸中國後的民主和人權發展。1998年，香港大學學生會全民投票通過永久擺放「國殤之柱」。過往十多年，支聯會均會在香港大學黃克兢樓平台洗刷「國殤之柱」。
日期：2018年5月4日（星期五）
時間：下午1時
地點：香港大學黃克兢樓平台
公眾如欲參與，請向支聯會秘書處查詢 2782 6111。
Cleaning the “Pillar of Shame”
In 1997, the Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot produced the 7-meter-high “Pillar of Shame” for the 8th anniversary of the June 4 movement. This was the year of the handover of Hong Kong to China. In 1998, the Hong Kong University Students’ Union passed a referendum to permanently display the Pillar of Shame. For more than 10 years, the Alliance has cleaned the Pillar of Shame at the Haking Wong Podium, University of Hong Kong.
Date: 4 May (Fri) 2018
Time: 1 pm
Venue: Haking Wong Podium, University of Hong Kong
Seminar Series: Critical perspectives on the ‘New Era’ under Xi Jinping’s authoritarian regime
This year marks the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening. Under tight control, the economy has grown rapidly but with insufficient domestic demand, excess production, and a failed transition to high technology. With the real estate bubble, withdrawal of foreign capital, and an impending trade war, how will the Chinese economy adjust? What role can Hong Kong play?
The rise of China has led to the Thucydides Trap, with the regime going from keeping a low profile to asserting its power globally and threatening the world. Issues to be addressed include the new triangular relationship between China, the United States and Russia; poor relations with North Korea and Russia; the One Belt One Road expansion; the South China Sea conflict; the Diaoyu Islands dispute with Japan; and whether China will attack Taiwan to enforce reunification before 2020. Will the armed forces cause tensions in international relations and will they lose control of the guns?
Independent Chinese civil society has been suppressed, and social pressure is building. The recent suppression of religious figures, the “low-end population” and non-governmental organizations has led to the emergence of Animal Farm in China. People’s lives are monitored through big data. The middle class does not support democracy. Diverse sectors of society do not benefit from economic development. Mass conflicts are frequent. Does China have no hope?
Is China’s political power stable in the face of internal and external problems? Under Xi Jinping’s dictatorship of three in one, what characteristics does China have? Can Hong Kong maintain ‘one country, two systems’ for 50 years? This series of seminars invites guests to analyze four aspects of the ‘new era’ under Xi Jinping’s dictatorship: political, economic, social, and international relations.
Date: 4, 11, 18, 25 May (every Fri) 2018
Time: 19:30 to 21:30 (two hours)
Venue: Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union (HKPTU) Headquarters, 7th floor, Chung Kiu Commercial Building, 51 Shantung Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon
Fees: 4 seminars, $20 each; half price for students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with
disabilities and CSSA recipients
4 May (Fri) 2018
Seminar 1: Is China really rich and strong?
Speaker: Dr. Ng Ming-tak Victor (Banker, Adjunct Associate Professor of Hong Kong Baptist University)
11 May (Fri) 2018
Seminar 2: International relations under sharp power
Speaker: Mr. Cheng Yu-shek Joseph (Former Professor of Political Science, City University of Hong Kong)
18 May (Fri) 2018
Seminar 3: How long can Xi Jinping’s dictatorship last?
Speaker: Mr. Ho Chun-yan Albert (Chairman, the Alliance)
25 May (Fri) 2018
Seminar 4: The new age of Animal Farm in China
Speaker: Dr. Chan Kin-man (Associate Professor in Sociology, Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Registration:
– By mail: Please complete the reply slip together with a crossed cheque (Payable to ‘Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China’) and send to 8th floor, Good Hope Building, 618 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon, with the envelope marked ‘Seminar Series: Critical perspectives on the ‘New Era’ under Xi Jinping’s authoritarian regime’. Please include a return envelope affixed with a $2 stamp.
– In person: register and pay at General Services of HKPTU Mong Kok Service Centre (8th floor, Good Hope Building, 618 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon) or Causeway Bay Service Centre (M/F Wing Tak Mansion, 15 Canal Road West, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong).
Kites for Democracy
Theme
During the 1989 democracy movement, the student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square were not afraid to face the CCP-controlled army. They flew kites to interfere with the military helicopters hovering above the square. Today, we follow the Beijing students flying kites and express our longing for democracy, with hope that the kites of democracy will fly to mainland China.
Date: 20 May (Sun) 2018
Venue: Clear Water Bay Country Park, Sai Kung
Time: 2-5pm
Program
a) Gathering time: 1pm
b) Gathering place: Outside Mongkok MacPherson Playground (junction of Nelson Street and Sai Yee Street, near China Travel Service)
c) Kites for Democracy: start at 2pm
d) Return time: around 4pm (Coach will go to the temporary June 4th Museum; all are welcome to visit)
Remarks
a) Participants can travel to Clear Water Bay Country Park in Sai Kung on their own.
b) The Alliance arranges coach service (round-trip fare: $40) to facilitate participants’ travel to the Country Park. Kites from the Alliance are $10 each.
c) In the event of bad weather such as thunderstorm, the event will be cancelled. Please pay attention to announcements.
d) Sale of kites is available at the venue. Participants can buy the kites themselves.
e) Please bring your own water.
Registration
a) Please send your reply slip and crossed cheque or bank slip to the Alliance in person or by post.
b) If you are kiting and going to the above location yourself, please inform the Alliance secretariat at 2782 6111 of the number of participants.
c) All local groups are welcome to organize activities on the same day and join Kites for Democracy in the afternoon.
「平反六四」聯署廣告
Vindicate June 4 Joint Public Advertisements
Fee:
Groups: $50 each
Individuals: $10 each (additional donations are welcome)
内容
Exact wording of advertisement:
我們堅決繼續支援愛國民主運動！
We are determined to continue supporting the patriotic and democratic movement!
我們要求：
釋放民運人士！平反八九民運！追究屠城責任！結束一黨專政！建設民主中國！
Our demands:
Release all dissidents! Vindicate the 1989 pro-democracy movement! Accountability for the massacre! End one-party dictatorship! Build a democratic China!
今年是「六四」屠殺二十九周年，支聯會以「悼六四、抗威權」為主題，與人民站在一起，與公義並肩同行，對抗「新時代」的個人獨裁和一黨專政。香港人民挺直脊樑，堅定地拒絕屈服、向強權說不！我們不忘初心，抗威權、爭民主！
This year marks the 29th anniversary of the June 4 Massacre. The theme of the Alliance 'Mourn June 4; Resist authoritarianism' is to stand with the people and walk side by side with justice to fight against the personal and one-party dictatorship of the 'New Era'. Hong Kong people stand upright, firmly refuse to give in, and say no to power! We have not forgotten our original intention, resist authoritarianism and demand democracy!
支聯會鼓勵年青人加入促進中國民主的隊伍，一起建設一個尊重人權自由，落實法治民主和富強公義的新中國！
The Alliance encourages young people to promote democracy in China and build a new China that respects human rights and freedom, and implements the rule of law, democracy, prosperity and justice.
我們堅信民主、自由、人權、法治將臨中國。
We firmly believe that democracy, freedom, human rights and the rule of law will be realized in China.
愛國民主大遊行 March for the 29th Anniversary of ‘June 4’
Theme
Mourn June 4, Resist authoritarianism
Release all dissidents! Vindicate the 1989 pro-democracy movement! Accountability for the massacre!
End one-party dictatorship! Build a democratic China!
Date: 27 May (Sun) 2018
Time: Gather at 3 pm
Route: Wanchai Southorn Playground to the Liaison Office in Western District
「六四」二十九周年燭光悼念集會 Candlelight Vigil for the 29th Anniversary of June 4
Candlelight Vigil for the 29th Anniversary of June 4
Theme
Mourn the victims of the 1989 democracy movement, inherit the spirit of the martyrs of democracy
Date: 4 June (Mon) 2018
Time: 8 pm
Place: Victoria Park Soccer Pitches
Remark: The Alliance can order wreaths for groups and individuals. If you wish to order, please fill in the reply slip.
香港支聯會 – 釋放民運人士．平反八九民運．追究屠城責任．結束一黨專政．建設民主中國 Release the dissidents. Rehabilitate the 1989 pro-democracy movement. Demand accountability of the June 4th massacre. End one-party dictatorship. Build a democratic China.
