Today we honour and remember those who died in and around Tian’anmen Square in 1989.
We take time to light a candle in their memory! Not to make a political statement but because honouring and remembering those who have died is an important and integral part of Hong Kong, Chinese and yes English culture.
That some would threaten violence towards those who wish to remember the dead says far more about them than us… What next, will Ching Ming Festival be banned as well?
Hong Kong Flower Show 2022 – Cancelled
Date: 11-20 March, 2022
Venue: Victoria Park
Tickets: Free
Standing united across Hong Kong and the world, millions of people lit a candle to remember the dead and remind those who might have forgotten the truth about the CCP.
In banning the annual memorial vigil in Victoria Park to remember those murdered in and around Tiananmen Square on 4 June 1989 the HK police publicised the massacre to the world.
Never Forget!
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Quite surprisingly the 31st Anniversary vigil of the CCP’s massacre of its own citizens in Tiananmen Square for daring to question the party passed peacefully.
After a year of violence and aggression, the CCP militia formerly known as the HK Police showed a bit of common sense and avoided what could have been a second bloody 4 June.
Wearing blue uniforms, instead of riot green while keeping riot shields and weapons hidden, they turned a blind eye to the tens of thousands of HongKongers who congregated at Victoria Park to stand together and remember those murdered in 1989.
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The mood was as sombre as it’s been in several years, with many of those gathering wondering if they were going to be victims of the next CCP massacre…
As the time of the vigil passed and the police hadn’t attacked, the strains of Glory to Hong Kong began to reverberate across the park and a sea of raised hands reminded Beijing – 5 Demands, Not 1 Less.
With the CCP again perverting the Basic Law and ignoring the signed international treaties that define One Country 2 Systems with the forced implementation of a ‘National Security’ law. While their glove puppets in Legco reinterpret the rules to pass the ‘Respect the National Anthem’ law – HongKongers stood united in remembrance and spirit.
HongKongers understand, they like China. They just don’t trust, like or respect the CCP. The March of the Volunteers is not China’s anthem it’s the CCPs. The National Security law is about keeping the CCP and its corrupt sycophants in power not about protecting China.
Standing united across Hong Kong and the world last night, millions of people remembered and reminded those who might have forgotten the truth about the CCP.
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A spectacular night view of the peaceful protest and mass hunger strike in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Before the CCP sent in the army to slaughter and murder thousands of unarmed peaceful protesters.
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Tens of thousands of HongKongers gathered to remember those who died as China’s communist leaders turned their guns on their own unarmed people.
Tiananmen was 28 years ago, but the CCP continues to use violence to suppress freedom of speech, sexual equality and especially against those who speak out on corruption, incompetence, nepotism and party members self-enrichment.
While news of few of these violent put downs makes it past China’s draconian censors, we only need to see what has happened here in Hong Kong to know it’s far worse north of the border.
Here publishers disappear, kidnapped from our streets while the police do nothing. A police force that used to be respected and trusted by all. But now a force that cannot ‘see’ a pro-Beijing supporter beat someone up even when it happens infront of their eyes and is recorded on multiple cameras – yet thinks a woman’s breast is a weapon…
Sadly China is infesting Hong Kong with it’s corruption, bribery, censorship… anything that helps China’s leaders and their sycophants to make more money.
If China is so wonderful why do so many people there, especially the very rich CCP leaders, want to take their personal money out of the country and stash it in countries they claim to despise?
We cannot keep silent! We want to keep our city corruption free. Retain freedom of expression, the press, religion, sexuality, an impartial judiciary…as enshrined in the Basic Law.
If you prefer China’s vision of life, everyone working to enrich the chosen and connected few. Feel free to move North.
China gave us the Basic Law, article 25 of which states ‘HongKongers are all equal before the law’. Some though are more ‘equal’ than others and we’ve seen our government buy the tools and guns to suppress the views of those who disagree with China’s view of ‘equality’…
Who will hold a vigil for us?
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The opening of Lunar New Year flower markets across Hong Kong announces the start of Chinese New Year. While the fairs started as exclusively flower markets, today as well as flowers you can buy a wide range of Chinese New Year themed goods including decorations, red packets, stuffed animals, toys….
Flowers are an important part of Chinese New Year as everyone hopes to improve the feng shui of their homes and offices for the year ahead. Broadly the benefits of the main flowers you’ll find at the markets are as follows:
Kumquat plants: financially prosperous year
Chrysanthemum: long life
Lettuce: wealth generation
Peach blossoms: romance and longevity
Peonies: prosperity
Tangerine trees: fruitful marriages, goodwill, prosperity and good luck
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The market in Victoria Park has also become an important fund raising hub for local political parties and charities of all persuasions. This year however the FEHD who run the fairs and are supposed, as part of the government, to be politically neutral, decided to ban two parties who oppose Beijing’s Sinafication of Hong Kong and the erosion of freedom of speech and the politicisation of the police and judiciary.
Hong Kong
Causeway Bay – Victoria Park
Kowloon
Kwun Tong – Kwun Tong Recreation Ground
Sai Kung – Man Yee Playground
Sham Shui Po – Cheung Sha Wan Playground
Sham Shui Po – Fai Hui Park
Tseung Kwan O – Po Hong Park
Tung Chung – Tat Tung Road Garden
Wong Tai Sin – Morse Park
New Territories
Kwai Tsing – Kwai Chung Sports Ground
North District – Shek Wu Hui Playground
Sha Tin – Yuen Wo Playground
Tai Po – Tin Hau Temple Fung Shui Square
Tsuen Wan – Sha Tsui Road Playground
Tuen Mun – Tin Hau Temple Plaza
Yuen Long – Tung Tau Industrial Area Playground
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Lunar New Year Fairs
Date: Noon – midnight, 22–27 January
Midnight – 6am, 28 January
Venue: 15 parks and playgrounds including Victoria Park and Fa Hui Park in Mong Kok
Tickets: Free
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Over 100,000 people gathered in Victoria Park to remember those murdered by Chinese troops in Beijing 26 years ago.
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