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Written by: Zhang Meihua
2019-12-17 10:00
Last updated: 2019-12-17 11:48The anti-revision demonstrations have not subsided for more than half a year. Some social welfare organizations have been dissatisfied with the Hong Kong Government's failure to agree to the establishment of an independent investigative committee and other five major demands. Today (17), a "warning strike" will be held for three consecutive days. The promoters said recently that 40 trade unions and different attention groups have been organized, and more than 2,000 peers are expected to participate in the rally.
From 10 am in the social welfare sector, three rallies will be held at Edinburgh Place, Central, including the "Yellow Helmet" guardianship operation, the five districts and your mourning tribute to the humanitarian disaster in Hong Kong. All three rallies have been issued a notice of no objection by the police. Participants of the strike will leave for the five districts, including Central, Kwai Fong, Kwun Tong, Sha Tin and Tsim Sha Tsui, to distribute helmets folded in color paper to the public to introduce social welfare strikes.
The social welfare community launched a three-day strike. (Photo by Zhang Meihua)
The rally was held at Edinburgh Place, Central, at 10 am, announcing that workers in the social welfare industry would strike for three days from today (17th) to Thursday, and urged the government to respond to the five major demands of citizens who have chanted for six months. The theme of today ’s rally is “Five Districts and You Are Sad”. The conference used a yellow helmet in front of the stage to build the word “strike”, which means “persistence and protection.” The conference broadcast anti-revision activity clips. The participants were divided into five districts to sit in circles. In the center of the square, fold out the "helmet" with color paper and distribute it to neighborhoods in various districts in the afternoon to explain the strike.
Miss Zeng, a social worker who participated in the strike rally, bluntly stated that the social welfare sector is not used by the government as a tool for "stability maintenance." She hopes to stop working today, express to the government that social workers have a stand, and at the same time introduce the reasons for the social welfare sector strike to the public.
Ms. Zeng pointed out that in the past, she had "too much justice" just like the public. She believed that as a social worker, she should uphold justice, but she pointed out that when she was in the past or went to the front line, she was treated unfairly by the police. She revealed that a teenager had been arrested in Tuen Mun, but when she stepped forward to ask her name, she was obstructed by the police and shouted "Go! Go!" She was worried that the basic human rights of young people were not there, so she hoped Through activities, express to the public that "social workers are motivated by social work, and social workers have the value of persistence."
In addition, Mr. Feng, a social worker who mainly works for young people, expressed his hope to participate in the strike rally today because of "in the past, some young people were arrested because they were taken to the street and were treated excessively during the arrest". Mr. Fung continued to point out that today ’s rally was a statement, emphasizing that the social welfare industry is not meant to represent other industries, but to defend the core values of social workers, and urges the government to respond to social demands and not to express the government ’s ideas in a “tape recorder”.
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Mr. Feng revealed that in the past, witnessing young people "believe in anyone", and some young people will affect their views because they are afraid that others know their position. Even young people may have many conflicts in their families, making them difficult to express. Your own feelings and thoughts.
The social welfare industry strikes for three days, and rally with different themes will be held, including the first day of "Five Districts and You Mourning" and "Hong Kong Humanitarian Disaster Mourning Party"; the second day of visits to different social welfare units and street visits to Hong Kong people on strike And the "Hong Kong Bill of Rights petition march" on the third day, and the "Persistence Seeing Hope" Action Prospect Rally.
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