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An extract from the Mirror of June, 1989
To face the present situation rationally and try to
make the best out of it by KOO Shing-fai
The student movement in Beijing is an important event in the modern history of China which has tremendous impact. on the future of Hong Kong and radiated far-reaching psychological effects on its people. It will need large-scale remedial measures on the part of the upper echelon of the communist leadership in China to pacify the disgruntled voices
overseas.
Spurred on by the new political conditions, the progress of democracy in Hong Kong is bound to accelerate. Nevertheless, the Legislative Council's latest proposal regarding the political structure
needs to be further considered.
The student movement, which started in Beijing in
mid-April,
This movement fell on a critical communist leadership in China was
It not only complicated the
is an important event in the modern history of hina which has tremendous impact on the future of Hong Kong. moment when the upper echelon of the undergoing a redistribution of power. contradictions but also made the situation extremely volatile.
The psychological effects it radiated on the people of Hong Kong will be far-reaching.
The Unyielding Bravery of the Leftists is Enviable
The people of Hong Kong have reacted to the great patriotic pro-democracy movement in Beijing. On May 21 and 28, over a million people took to the streets of Hong Kong to show their support en masse for the student movement in Beijing, the continued opening and reform and a democratic legal system. This not only demonstrated the new awakening of national consciousness of the people of Hong Kong, but also signified the great solidarity of the people of Hong Kong, regardless of their political stand. Over the 100-odd years of the history of Hong Kong,