On June 4, 2019, a candlelight vigil to commemorate June 4 was held in Victoria Park, with the number of participants filling six soccer fields.
The Chinese Communist Party has been suppressing democratic activities in Hong Kong, and 10 Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders have been heavily sentenced by the Hong Kong authorities, but the people of Hong Kong are not afraid of the regime’s oppression and insist on defending their legal rights. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HKASPDMC), which launched the “June 4 Candlelight Vigil” every year, is determined to continue its June 4 memorial activities this year. However, the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) replied to the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HKASPD) that it would not process the application on the grounds of the Chinese Communist virus epidemic.
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HKASPD) applied to the police for a notice of no objection to hold a candlelight vigil and march in commemoration of the June 4 Incident, and to the LCSD, which has jurisdiction over the Victoria Park, for the use of the venue. Secretary of the Alliance Tsai Yiu-cheong said he hoped that the police would pay full attention to and respect the rights of the public to march, and stressed that it would adhere to the five platforms, including “release the pro-democracy activists”, “vindication of the 1989 pro-democracy movement”, “accountability for the massacre “The police said they had been notified by the group that they would not be allowed to participate in the demonstration.
Hong Kong police said they received notification from groups planning to hold public events on May 16, May 30 and June 4 on Hong Kong Island, which the police are handling and will make independent risk assessments in response to the situation.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) said that in response to the communist virus epidemic, it suspended the processing of applications for booking free recreational and sports venues under its jurisdiction for non-designated activities, and has informed the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
Some pro-government media reported earlier that the Hong Kong government would refuse to approve the June 4 rally in Victoria Park on the grounds of the Communist virus epidemic.
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HKASPDMC) has been organizing June 4 memorial activities for 30 years. Last year, the Hong Kong Police Force banned the June 4 candlelight vigil in Victoria Park for the first time on the grounds of the epidemic prevention “gathering restriction order”, and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department did not process the application of the Alliance for the use of the venue, but the Alliance’s Chairman Lee Cheuk-yan, Vice Chairman Albert Ho, One Media Group founder Lai Chi-ying, and then Vice Convenor of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Chan Ho-hwan and others still entered the Victoria Park with candles in their hands. Hong Kong people responded.
After the incident, the police arrested Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho and 26 others for “unlawfully inciting others to participate in an unauthorized assembly”.
After the Chinese Communist Party pushed through the National Security Law, it also arrested a large number of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. Ten pro-democracy activists were sentenced by the Hong Kong government for “participating in an illegal assembly” for their participation in two peaceful “anti-China” activities in the previous year, including Lee Cheuk-yan, the chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, and Lai Chi-ying, the founder of Next Media, who were both given heavy sentences of 14 months.
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