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Written by: Yuan Yuan
2020-01-17 18:48
Last updated: 2020-01-17 21:59The self-defeating demonstrations continued for more than seven months, and about 7,000 people were arrested, four of whom became middle school and college students. The Tai Po Middle School Students' Speech Platform launched the "Tai Po Middle School Rally" tonight (17th), and a notice of no objection has been issued by the police earlier. The assembly hall was full of seats and it was estimated that hundreds of people attended.
The rally was entitled "No Fear of White Terror", and invited members including guardian Chen Kaixing, mainland supporters from Japan, front-line first aiders, and others to share.
On January 17, the Tai Po Middle School Student Assembly had received a notice of no objection. (Photo by Liao Yanxiong)
At 6:10 pm, the rally has not yet started. Nearly a hundred people gathered in the amphitheatre. They were middle school students mostly wearing school uniforms, but there were also some parents who came to support them. Four Tai Po neighborhoods also appeared in the theater. They expressed their support for the students. "I want to know that I haven't left Qu Yuan." One of the women said that she felt heartbreak when she saw the police hit the students without discrimination. After the New Year's Day parade was beheaded, she also felt that "there is no space to even take Li Fei out on the street", but she said that as long as she can express her appeal, she will do it.
The rally began at 6.35 pm and hundreds of people gathered at the scene. At the beginning of the event, the audience stood up for a minute of silence. Later, the organizer's representative of the "Tai Po Middle School Students' Speech Platform" issued a declaration saying that the event had lasted 252 days, but the protesters still adhered to the "five major demands", and they hoped to use this rally to cheer everyone up.
Chen Kaixing, a member of the "Guardian of Children", first shared that police violence had run through it, and was not limited to physical violence, but also verbal violence. He stated that in the operation of guarding children, he saw many police officers verbally violently insult the demonstrators, "very shameful", including calling detained demonstrators "offenders", calling it a violation of the Basic Law. Chen believes that "overcrowding" and "creating white terror will only bring more and reasonable people to the streets."
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Frontline first-aid responder Snowball also came to the stage to share, he sent a message to the middle school students to study well, especially those who want to take the DSE diploma test, do not waste their studies. He pointed out that there are many aspects of the revolution. In addition to the body, it is also possible to change society from within the system. He admits that street sports may be "doing hard work" and encourages students present to "hope everyone to pass the DSE and get a few more stars. If possible, Join the government. "
Zhou Ting, a member of the Hong Kong Chizhi, also took the stage to speak. He was an example of wanting to enter the system but being DQed by the government. She said that as a person from Tai Po, she had seen police riots in Tai Po and a large number of tear gas bombs had been cast, reminding students at the scene to "keep anger."
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People ’s power and “quick must” Tan Dezhi came to the stage to share. In addition to teaching students how to deal with police riots, he pointed out that everyone needs to know where human rights are, so there is no need to worry about white terror. Tan said that it is "white terror" now that the Education Bureau exerts pressure on teachers. He believes that students still have room to support teachers, including debates, essay competitions, etc., "all of them are fighting."
Chris, a self-proclaimed Dapu Middle School teacher, reminds students not to forget to study hard, read hard, and think hard. He said that totalitarianism is most afraid of the people's "rat", because "rat" knows how to resist. He emphasizes that without fear of white horror is not stopping thinking and still having the courage to express his ideas.
Members of the Tai Po District Council, Wen Nianzhi, "Uncle Airport" Chen Zhenzhe, and Ren Qibang also took the stage. In addition to encouraging students, they also said that the District Councils would continue to be on the students' side and study more related issues, including the continuation of the Lennon Wall, etc. . Artists Wang Xi and Ruan Minan also attended today's event.
The audience finally sang "May Glory Return to Hong Kong" together, and the rally ended peacefully.
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