The path to democracy: where to? where from?
For years now, the “Weiquan”movement, or lawyers for human rights, have been harrassed by authorities within the Mainland. After having their informative activities monitored, Hong Kong’s bookshops featuring banned books are playing a role in this movement’s effort to have an effect on Mainland law and society.
多年來,中國民主運動與維權運動從未間斷。兩種運動雖受到內地政府大力箝制,但民間的反抗力量也愈大。互聯網的發展是推動公民運動的重要因素,網民可以透過網絡,發起多元的抗爭活動。當局打壓不斷升級,仍追不上網絡傳播速度。內地資訊自由受到監控,反而令人民渴望知道真相。內地自由行旅客來港購書,這促成香港售賣內地禁書的書店興起。支聯會主席指出,香港法治漸受侵蝕,他們要以另一種方式去支持內地的維權運動……