RESTRICTED
HKA 061/1
сы
JUN 99%
RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE F CO
TELNO 1537
OF 06040OZ JUNE 92
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
071760
MDHIAN 6958
DIST.?
JUNE 4 DEMONSTRATIONS
SUMMARY
ORGANISED
1.
NUMBERS WHO TOOK PART IN A CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE ON 4 JUNE DOWN FROM LAST YEAR. VIGIL PEACEFUL EXCEPT FOR AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A SMALL GROUP OF PROTESTERS WHO MADE THEIR WAY TO THE NCNA BUILDING AFTER THE VIGIL. NCNA DELIVERED A LOW KEY PROTEST TO THE PA'S OFFICE ON 6
JUNE.
DETAIL
2.
BETWEEN 8 P.M.
-
11 P.M. ON 4 JUNE THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE ORGANISED A CANDLELIT VIGIL IN VICTORIA PARK. THE POLICE ESTIMATED THAT 28,000 PEOPLE TOOK PART (DOWN FROM 55,000 LAST YEAR). THE VIGIL WAS PEACEFUL AND AFTER 11 P.M. MOST OF THE PARTICIPANTS DISPERSED. HOWEVER 200 300 PERSONS, MAINLY STUDENTS, MADE THEIR WAY TO NCNA SHOUTING SLOGANS. MOST OF THEM DISPERSED. A GROUP OF 50 REMAINED. AT AROUND 2 A.M. THIS GROUP OF 50 TRIED TO PUSH THE POLICE CORDON AND SCUFFLES BROKE OUT. DURING THE INCIDENT ABOUT 30 POLICEMEN AND 7 STUDENTS SUSTAINED
MINOR INJURIES.
3. ON 5 JUNE, THE FEDERATION OF STUDENTS UNION PRESENTED A PETITION TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS CALLING FOR THE LIFTING OF ALL RESTRICTIONS ON DEMONSTRATIONS OUTSIDE THE NCNA BUILDING AND THE REDUCTION OF POLICE POWERS IN THE PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE. THE EVENT ENDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
4 -
CHEN GUOPING OF NCNA TELEPHONED THE ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER ON 6 JUNE ABOUT THE DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE THE NCNA BUILDING. HE SAID NCNA REGRETTED THE EVENT. THIS WAS A LOW KEY DEMARCHE.
WILSON
LAST DA
PAGE
1
RESTRICTED