Tuesday, July 08, 2003

Huge Rally in Hong Kong Against Anti-subversion Laws by John Chan 08 Jul 03 Up to half a million people marched in Hong Kong on July 1 - the sixth anniversary of Britain’s handover to China - to protest against new 'anti-subversion' legislation being enacted by the Beijing-installed administration of Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. The National Security Bill, legislated under Article 23 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law, would effectively extend China’s police-state methods into the former British colony. The rally was the largest since one million people took to the streets of Hong Kong on June 4, 1989, to protest against the Stalinist regime’s massacre of workers and youth in Tiananmen Square. Most of the marchers were dressed in black T-shirts to symbolise the death of democratic rights in Hong Kong. They marched through the city from Victoria Park to the downtown government buildings, bringing the city’s public transportation system to a temporarily standstill. [World Socialist Web Site] 7:50:38 AM  Google It!