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3. ⏰ 8:09pm one minute of silence
4. ⏰ 8:30pm end of assembly
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Truth is like a magic mirror that unveils the evil spirit behind a human façade. Truth can even strip a tyranny down to its evil core. Truth is the arch-enemy of a dictatorship that rules with lies.
31 years ago, the June 4th Crackdown turned the streets and the square into a bloodbath. Now, here in Hong Kong, the unrestrained black cops are terrorising the city and brutalizing the protesters. Around the world, the coronavirus pandemic originating in Wuhan city of China has claimed nearly 300 thousand lives. The Chinese Communist Party/ CCP, as ever, dispenses fake news to cover up the truth, causing an ongoing catastrophe every country has to pay for.
“Give me liberty, or give me death”. Freedom is the basis of all human rights. It is what makes us human; it is guaranteed by the rule of law; it is manifested in a democracy by realising our political rights. However, the history of the Chinese Communist Party/ CCP is one that crushes freedoms and the people who resist tyranny.
People will not forget the monumental 1989 pro-democracy movement, where the people and students in China rose to fight for freedom and democracy. The Chinese Communist Party/ CCP, in defending its dictatorship, answered with bloodshed.
People will not forget the Tiannamen Mothers, their persistence in disclosing the truths of the June 4th crackdown.
People will not forget Liu Xiaobo, the advocate of Charter 08 for political reform, who was jailed then left to fall sick and die in prison.
People will not forget Huang Qi, who is still jailed for reporting corruption cases through running the website ‘64 Tiangwang’ and is now in danger of dying from severe health conditions.
People will not forget the human rights lawyers who made sacrifices for justice in the 709 crackdown.
People will not forget the labour activists in China who are unlawfully imprisoned for what they have done for workers.
People will not forget Doctor Li Wenliang, the whistle blower of the Wuhan virus outbreak who died from the disease.
People will not forget those who volunteered to reveal truths about the Wuhan virus outbreak, such as Chen Qiushi, whose whereabouts are still unknown.
People will not forget those who have been arrested, tortured by the black cops or even perished due to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.
Tyranny infects and threatens humankind like a virus. I urge everyone in every corner of the earth who embraces the value of freedom to listen to the call from your conscience to combat the virus of tyranny. While most countries endeavour to contain the pandemic, the CCP unsheathed the sword with the tyrannical tool- the national security laws and imposed on these laws on Hong Kong by the National People’s Congress. This mark the end of ‘One Country, Two Systems’ and the freedoms the Hongkongers are entitled to enjoy.
On those who resist, we see hope. On the road of resistance, we witness the life of one changing that of another. In China, we see people who fearlessly risk their life to light up darkness; In Hong Kong, we see the candlelight at Victoria Park burning bright for 30 odd years. Let us raise our candlelight; let it gleam, let it fuel our fighting flames.
For truth, we fight to the end! For freedom, we fight to the end!
For life, we fight to the end!
Stop the national security laws!
Stop criminalising free speech!
Release all dissidents! Rehabilitate the 1989 pro-democracy movement!
Bring to justice those accountable for the June 4th massacre!
End of one-party dictatorship!
Build a democratic China! Five platforms, fight to the end!
【「天安門母親」群體成員尤維潔講話】
【Speech of You Weijie, member of Tiananmen Mothers】
June 4, 2020
Dear citizens and friends in Hong Kong,
Today is the 31st anniversary of the June 4 massacre of students and civilians by the army in Beijing, China in 1989. As a member of Tiananmen Mothers, my heart feels heavy at this moment.
I cannot forget the sadness I experienced in those days. When my husband, Yang Minghu, heard gunshots late at night, he was worried about the students in Tiananmen Square. He left home and rode his bicycle to the Square by himself. At Nanchizi, Chang’an Avenue, he was shot from across the road by martial law troops who were pouring out of the courtyard of the Ministry of Public Security. The bullet shattered his bladder and caused a comminuted pelvic fracture. Citizens sent him to Tongren Hospital. I was with him in the hospital for two days, which were the two most painful days in my life. It was so painful to say my final goodbye to him! I wanted to save his life but I was so powerless.
At the Chongwenmen intersection, I’d seen the barricades and burnt trolleybuses that citizens had pushed to the middle of the road. As the army pressed toward Tiananmen Square through Chongwenmen, they were blocked by unarmed citizens who were fearless and courageous. Two days later, at the same location, the soldiers pointed their guns at citizens standing silently by the side of the road. A citizen who was sent to Tongren Hospital died from being stabbed in the heart by a bayonet from the back. I don’t know who he was, but I can’t forget him. I can’t believe the soldiers of a country could so brutally end the life of an unarmed citizen. He was not an enemy but our compatriot!
The Tiananmen Square incident of 1989 was nothing more than students opposing corruption and official profiteering, demanding democracy, freedom of speech, and fair dialogue between the people and the government. Yet they were cruelly suppressed by the government in cold blood! In a civil society with a civilized government, people’s freedom of speech is the norm, and the human rights of every citizen are sacred and inviolable. The government should protect citizens who freely voice their concerns, respect and protect the rights and lives of citizens. Otherwise, the government is abusing its power and putting itself above the law.
Hong Kong citizens and friends, thank you very much for staying with us year after year. You show concern about the situation of our group, offer your very best to help, and always keep solidarity with us. The establishment of the June 4 Museum in Hong Kong allows many young people to understand the truth about the massacre by the army. The Christmas greeting cards with messages from Hong Kong people not only inspire and support us but also comfort our broken hearts. The candlelight that commemorates June 4 at the Victoria Park vigil every year shows your determination to condemn the June 4 massacre. I remember my Hong Kong friend once said to me, ‘You are not isolated. We will not let you walk alone, and together we fight for justice for those innocent victims who have been killed.’
Although 59 members of our group who were relatives of the individuals killed have passed away, our struggle for ‘truth, compensation, and accountability’ will not change, and we will continue without wavering.
Since June last year in Hong Kong, protests against extradition to China continued for many months and millions of people took to the streets to protest. Similar to June 4, many of the protesters were young people. I understand very well that young people and citizens in Hong Kong adhere to the ‘peaceful, rational, non-violent’ approach when expressing their wishes and demands to the government. This is also within the scope of freedom of speech in civil society. Young people are the future of society. The government should respect and take into account the opinions of the people, reach consensus through consultation and communication, and resolve social conflicts by legal methods. I regret to see the subsequent violent incidents in Hong Kong, people terrorized by arrests and beaten. The violence caused chaos throughout Hong Kong society. As a person who experienced the June 4 massacre, I can say the slaughtering of the city by the army hurt all the people in the country, especially causing irreparable damage to the families of the victims. These families have since lived with the grief of having lost loved ones. I don’t want to see violence happening again. I condemn any act of violence! Respect for life, love of peace, and to live freely in one’s home should be, in my opinion, the pursuit of every life.
This year’s commemoration in the Victoria Park will be affected by the coronavirus epidemic. I remain deeply grateful no matter how you commemorate.
Hong Kong people, thank you for your support and attention! We have the same conviction. Through our joint efforts, we can restore the historical truth and seek justice for all the victims of the June 4 massacre!
關於「🕯️遍地燭光悼六四 」 About “Candlelight in every corner of Hong Kong to mark June 4″
過去30年，不少人都在香港維園燃亮點點燭光悼念「六四」亡魂，及控訴中共政權的血腥暴行。
Over the past 30 years, hundreds of thousands have lit candles in Victoria Park to commemorate June 4 and denounce the Chinese Communist Party’s massacre.
2020 is the 31st anniversary of the June 4 massacre and the first anniversary of the Hong Kong anti-extradition movement. The Hong Kong government has used the prohibition on group gathering for public health reasons as a pretext to ban not only the June 4 march on May 31, but also the June 4 candlelight vigil itself. It is attempting to extinguish the candlelight at Victoria Park and abolish the right to freedom of peaceful assembly.
6月4日（星期四）晚上，支聯會勢必堅持到維園燃點悼念「六四」燭光；同時呼籲香港人及全球以遍地開花式悼念。
On Thursday evening, June 4, Hong Kong Alliance will persist in lighting candles in Victoria Park and calls on all to light candles in every corner of Hong Kong and around the world.
支聯會希望維園的燭光，能擴散到全香港及全世界每一角落，一起控訴中共「六四」血腥屠殺，以及中共在中國和香港從未停止過對人民抗爭的鎮壓。
Hong Kong Alliance hopes that the candlelight of Victoria Park will spread to every corner of Hong Kong and the world, that all will together condemn the Chinese Communist Party for the June 4 massacre, and that the Chinese Communist Party will cease its suppression of people’s struggle for freedom in China and Hong Kong.
This year is the 31st anniversary of the June 4 massacre. Hong Kong Alliance’s memorial theme is ‘Fight for Truth, Freedom and Life’. The bloody footprints extend from Chang’an Avenue to Nathan Road, smoke and debris float from Muxidi to Causeway Bay, and the shouts echo from Tiananmen Square to the streets of Mong Kok. This is all part of an unfinished story. In addition to suppressing democratic movements and civil society, the Communist Party also attempts to threaten the world through economic influence, the Belt and Road Initiative, and control of WHO to cover up its role in the coronavirus pandemic.
【維園集會被禁，支聯會財政雪上加霜！請大家踴躍捐款，繼續支持支聯會工作！The Victoria Park Rally is banned and financial situation of the Hong Kong Alliance is getting worse. Please donate actively to continue to support the work of the Hong Kong Alliance! 】
1．Deposit into account：Hang Seng Bank 262-273-733-001；FPS 8383242 or HSBC 580-108-934-001
2．The crossed cheque is payable to the “Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movements in China”; cheques should be sent to: 618 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon 8th floor, please indicate on the envelope “To Hong Kong Alliance Secretariat”
The Victoria Park Rally is banned and financial situation of the Hong Kong Alliance is getting worse.
Please donate actively to continue to support the work of the Hong Kong Alliance!
1．Deposit into account：Hang Sheng Bank 262-273-733-001；FPS 8383242 or HSBC 580-108-934-001
2．The crossed cheque is payable to the “Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movements in China”; cheques should be sent to: 618 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon 8th floor, please indicate on the envelope “To Hong Kong Alliance Secretariat”
20 May 2020 banned May 31◼️ March for the 31st anniversary of June 4
In the summer of 2019, the anti-extradition movement started in Hong Kong. Many compared it to June 4. The June 4 Museum will have a new exhibition from mid-May. Through different cultural relics, exhibits, pictures, exhibition boards, and documentaries, the similarities, differences, correlations, inspirations and meanings of the two are compared. Students can thus understand and learn from history, and cultivate their citizenship in pursuit of democracy and universal values.
Date:20 May, 2020 Opening hours: Every Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00-18:00
(closed on Mondays, until further notice) Address: 10/F, Ngai Wong Commercial Building, 11-13 Mong Kok Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon
Depositing into the “Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China”
Donation by bank transter
Hang Seng Bank A/C No.
368-286498-001 (Hong Kong Dollar) , 395-410673-883 (Foreign Currency and RMB[renminbi] )
Sending us a crossed cheque
(payable to: “Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China"), and send to 8/F., Good Hope Building, 618 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, explicitly stating its purpose;
Donating in person at Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union offices
-Mong Kok Service Centre: 8 – 9/F Good Hope Bldg., 618 Nathan Road., Mong Kok, Kowloon
-Causeway Bay Service Centre: M/F Wing Tak Mansion, 15 Canal Road West, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
May ◼️ Seminar Series: ‘Is China threat to the world ?’
**in Chinese only
8 May (Fri) Seminar 1: The Sino-US trade war
Speaker: Dr. Ng Ming-tak Victor (Banker, Adjunct Associate Professor)
15 May (Fri) Seminar 2: The China-Hong Kong conflict
Speaker: Mr. Bruce Lui Ping Kuen（Current affairs commentator）
22 May (Fri) Seminar 3: How the anti-extradition movement triggered global containment of China
Speaker: Mr. Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit (vice-chairman of League of Social Democrats)
29 May (Fri) Seminar 4: How the CCP virus impacts the global politics
Speaker: Prof. Ting, Wai （Research Fellow (Part-time)）
Dates: 8, 15, 22, 29 May (every Fri) Time: 19:30 to 21:30 (two hours) ⬆️TOP
May 24 ◼️ ‘Never Forget June 4’ 31st anniversary long-distance run
Theme：The Alliance endeavors to reach the goal by combining the ”never give up” spirit of long-distance running and the spirit of the 1989 democracy movement. 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 ‘not wanting to remember but daring not to forget”. The route is about 10 km.
Date：24 May (Sunday) Start time：8:45 am Start：South Pavilion Plaza, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay (Causeway Bay MTR Exit E on Great George Street) Finish：The Liaison Office of the Central People”s Government (floral tribute to the democratic martyrs)
Covering up lies, suppressing and even killing people have always been the dirty tricks of authoritarian dictatorships. That was the case with the June 4 massacre, and is today with the current epidemic. The repression in 1989 drenched China in blood, and now lives have been lost all over the world due to the spread of the Wuhan virus. Both are man-made disasters. We must thus seek the truth, fight for freedom, pursue the true meaning of life, and insist on advancing on the road of struggle.
History is a mirror, clear and bright. Those in power cover facts with lies, whitewash illusions with clever words, and bury the truth in oblivion. People must guard their memories, refuse to forget, let the mirror reflect the clear historical facts, and demand the historical truth.
History is a flowing river, no matter whether the water is calm or rushing. No one can stop a river. That symbolizes people’s desire for freedom. People must follow the restless waves of freedom extending beyond the boundless oceans.
History is the flames of torches. One life touches and passes on to another. Its radiance continues to light up the dark corners. In the mainland, people sacrifice their lives to shine; meanwhile, the candlelight in Victoria Park in Hong Kong has not gone out for 30 years. This is the everlasting light of people’s lives.
History is a book, thick and heavy. Each page is imprinted with the rise and fall of nations, the violence of the powerful, and the resistance of the people. The tears and blood between the lines are the last words of the people. It is the law of nature that the extremes meet and people revolt under tyranny.
30 years have passed. The bloody footprints extend from Chang’an Avenue to Nathan Road, smoke and debris float from Muxidi to Causeway Bay, and the shouts echo from Tiananmen Square to the streets of Mong Kok. This all belongs to an unfinished chapter. The June 4 massacre is still to be vindicated. The perpetrators have not been brought to justice, and the raging fire of Hong Kong against tyranny is still burning with endless pain and sorrow. With the severity of the current epidemic, the commemoration in Victoria Park this year may not be able to take place, but the indelible candlelight will still shine in people’s hearts.
We are determined to continue supporting the patriotic and democratic movement. Our demands: Release the dissidents! Rehabilitate the 1989 pro-democracy movement! Demand accountability for the June 4 massacre! End one-party dictatorship! Build a democratic China!
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group
中國維權律師關注組
Christian Social Workers
基督徒社工
Civil Human Rights Front
民間人權陣線
Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers
聲援中國律師委員會
Community March
社區前進
Democratic Party
民主黨
Friends of Conscience
良心之友
Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China
香港市民支援愛國民主運動聯合會
Hong Kong Civil Hub
香港公民連繫
Human Rights Committee of Taipei Bar Association
台北律師公會人權委員會
Human Rights Now
Humanitarian China
人道中國
International Association of People’s Lawyers
國際人民律師協會
International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
國際律師協會人權研究所
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
國際人權聯盟
International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger
處境危險律師國際觀察站
International Service for Human Rights
國際人權服務社
Judicial Reform Foundation
民間司法改革基金會
Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese
香港天主教正義和平委員會
Labour Party
工黨
Lawyers for Lawyers
律師助律師基金會
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada
加拿大律師權利觀察
League of Social Democrats
社會民主連線
Leitner Center for International Law and Justice
萊特納國際法暨正義中心
Neighbourhood and Worker’s Service Centre
街坊工友服務處
Office of District Councillor Sin Chung-kai, Hong Kong
單仲偕區議員辦事處
Office of the Hon. Kwok Ka-ki, Hong Kong
立法會郭家麒議員辦事處
Paris Bar Association
巴黎律師公會
Safeguard Defenders
保護衛士
Taiwan Support China Human Rights Lawyers Network
台灣聲援中國人權律師網絡
World Organisaiton Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
世界禁止酷刑組織
個人聯署：
Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Yu-Jie Chen, Global Academic Fellow, Hong Kong University’s Faculty of Law
Jerome A. Cohen, New York University Law School
Dr Colin Hawes, University of Technology Sydney
James D. Seymour, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dorothy J. Solinger, Professor, Emerita, University of California Irvine
Andrea Worden, Human Rights Advocate
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.
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