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government’s restriction of free speech has oppressed many citizens of Hong Kong. Before the hand-over on July 1, 1997, a vigil was held in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park for the victims of the June 4, 1989 massacre at Tianemen Square. Fifty-thousand people attended the vigil, which remembered
those who died while rallying for democracy. Said pro-democracy campaigner Szeto Wah, “Tonight. we are again using sparks of candlelight, solidified drops of ‘tears,’ to remember you and mourn you." However, demonstrations like this are not looked on by approval by the new government that will come with the
hand-over. The soon-to-be executive chief Tung Chee-hwa expressed his disapproval of the vigil by saying that it is “...time to set aside the burden of June 4”. New laws proposed by the Provisional Legislative Council required demonstrations and societies to register with the government. Those considered dangerous to national security will be banned (Baird 30). These new lawsthreaten to ...

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become democracy supporters in order to have the right to express any political idea they want without persecution.
In response to censorship and other downfalls of the Chinese system of government, citizens have supported democracy. Martin Lee, the leader of the democratic party in Hong Kong, believes that democracy is the only way Hong Kong can keep its thriving culture and economy. “While the rest of the world is going towards democracy and the rule of law, Hong Kong is condemned to go in the opposite direction.” His goals for Hong Kong is for all the seats on the Legislative Council to be filled by democrats, and the people to elect it’s leader in the year 2000 , rather than ...

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