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HKFS
香港專上學生聯會
HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS
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CASE I TIME:
9.29.1989
ISSUE PROTEST ON THE NATIONAL CELEBRATION DAY OF THE PRC PEOPLE CONCERNED : APRIL-FIFTH ACTION
INCIDENT :
REMARK
POLICE BAN DEMONSTRATION ON PRC NATIONAL CELEBRATION DEMONSTRATORS BEATEN UP BY POLICE
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All the accounts here are quoted and translated from special report called "Human Rights and Public Jointly reported and published by:
Hong Kong Federation of Students
Editorial Committee HK Polytechnics Students Union Editorial Committee University of Hong Kong
Lingnam College Students Union
Editorial Board Chinese University
Chinese University Students Union
Baptist College Students Union
Distributed to the public in October 1989.
National About 30 to
PRO- DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATION ON THE PRC NATIONAL CELEBRATION 9.29.89 Chinese government officials in HK held a Celebration Day banquet at the World Trade Centre.
Action April-Fifth
members were to use this occassion demonstrate against the PRC's suppression of the 89 Pro-Democracy Movement in China.
BARGAINING WITH POLICE ON THE ROUTING OF THE PROCESSION At 5:30pm, April-Fifth argued with the police about the place. to demonstrate. Police suggested 2 spots both of which were at the back of the World Trade Centre, and could not be seen by the banquet attendents as they drove into the venue. April-Fifth objected for this arrangement distorted the purpose of their Later a concession from April-Fifth was made. That they would proceed to one of the spot B the police suggested. The condition was that the group would take the road passing the front door of the World Trade Centre spot B so as to attract more attention. The police inspector agreed.
demonstration.
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B
As the group began to move, Cheif Director of Wanchai District, ordered a block to the procession. His reason was that the Governor was on his way to the venue. Police formed several human chains, and put up barricades to bar the demonstrators. April-Fifth denounced the police's manipulation and fluctuating policy. They used their bodies to form a front to press the police's human chain. They were outnumbered by the
who were able to push the group back about 10 feet. SECOND ROUND BARGAINING WITH CHIEF DIRECTOR April-Fifthe leaders talked with B. B said that the Governor had come, he could not allow the group to proceed to spot B anymore. But he made another suggestion that the group could representatives with their banners to protest on spot B.
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