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180,000 Mourn for June 4 Vigil in Hong Kong
4 June 2012 (Monday)
Victoria Park, Hong Kong
 Redress June 4 Mr Wong with a June 4 T-shirt from Laguna City seeks redress. A record turnout of over 180,000 people took part in the annual candlelight vigil to mourn the death of those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, according to the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, "People still remember no less after 23 years." The six soccer fields at Victoria Park in Hong Kong were filled to capacity. All available space were taken up.  The Next Generation Young People vows to continue the struggle  Voice from the Square Fang Zheng, whose legs were crushed by tanks during the retreat from Tienanmen Square in 1989, recounts what happened.  Do Not Forget June 4 The message was written with laser on the wall.  People Mourn People dressed in black, grey and white to mourn the victims.  Back to the Square? Seems like we were back to Tienanmen Square  Uncle Wah is Still With Us Szeto Wah, Founder and former Alliance chair, appears in spirit.  Support for Chen Guang Cheng Some people wear shades to show support for Chen Guang Cheng, the dissident blind lawyer who recently escaped to the U.S.  Go After Those Responsible background sign reads "Redress June 4, Go After Those Responsible".  Sea of Candlelight 180,000 mourn for victims of 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown |
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