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Police officers banned citizens from entering Qihai on the Double Ten Festival. Former District Councilor: There will be no commemorative activities this year

2021-10-10T08:25:13.233Z


Every year on Double Ten, many pro-Taiwan teams or Taiwanese living in Hong Kong will celebrate Double Ten in Hong Kong. This morning (10th) police officers are on guard at the Sun Yat-sen Monument Square in Zhongshan Park, Tuen Mun, and the nearby Castle Peak


Every year on Double Ten, many pro-Taiwan teams or Taiwanese living in Hong Kong will celebrate Double Ten in Hong Kong.

This morning (10th) the Sun Yat-sen Monument Square in Tuen Mun Zhongshan Park was guarded by police officers. The nearby Castle Peak Red House has been cordoned off and fenced.

Former Yuen Long District Councillor Mai Yecheng, who is responsible for organizing the Double Ten Festival every year, said that there will be no commemorative activities this year.


There are police officers and security guards inside and outside the Sun Yat-sen Monument Plaza in Zhongshan Park, Tuen Mun.

(Photo by Yang Jialang)

October 10, 1911, was the day when the Hubei revolutionary armed forces launched the Wuchang Uprising, and subsequently overthrew the Manchu and Qing government to establish the Republic of China.

Every October 10th, there are pro-Taiwan groups celebrating the festival in Hong Kong. The Red House in Qingshan, Tuen Mun, is said to be the place where Sun Yat-sen met with revolutionary comrades to discuss important matters. Therefore, there will be commemorative activities there every year.

In the past, the Red House in Tuen Mun was extremely lively during the Double Ten Festival. The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park would be full of red flags, and many citizens would wear "Chinese tunic suits" and sing together representative songs such as "Ode to the Republic of China".

There are also police officers stationed inside and outside Zhongshan Park.

(Photo by Yang Jialang)

On the Double Ten Festival last year, the flag sea picture of the Red House in Tuen Mun was no longer there. The small lawn belonging to the government was planted with thorny plants such as Japanese sunflower and agave, which interrupted the flag-raising ceremony for the first time since 1968.

This year, there are foreign security guards outside the Red House. The police prohibited citizens from entering the Red House on the grounds that the Red House is a private place. The former Yuen Long District Councillor who was responsible for organizing the Double Ten Festival every year, Mak Yee-cheng, said in an inquiry from "Hong Kong 01" that there will be no such thing this year. Any commemorative event.

This year is the second year after the implementation of the "Minato National Security Law", the Red House has cancelled the flag-raising ceremony.

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"Little Taiwan" Tiu Keng Ling Red Flag Sea scene is no longer

In addition to the Red House at Qingshan, Tuen Mun, another popular place in Hong Kong to celebrate the Double 10th Festival in the past was Tiu Keng Ling, known as "Little Taiwan." Supporters of the Kuomintang live in the district, so when the Double Ten is approaching, red flags will be planted with blue sky and white sun all over the ground to celebrate.

However, the squatter area of ​​Tiu Keng Ling was also demolished in 1995. Many residents moved to Houde Village. The scene of the flag sea filled with blue sky, white sun and red flags on the ground is no longer there. There is no celebration in Houde Village. Activity.

Pro-Taiwan groups commemorate the 1911 Revolution on the Internet

The Hong Kong pro-Taiwan organization Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Trade Unions posted a post on social networking sites yesterday (9th), saying that they would commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911 and that they would inherit Mr. Sun Yat-sen’s ambitions, but this year did not see a large-scale double ten. Day commemoration.

↓↓Last year, the Red House in Tuen Mun was also full of flags↓↓


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