Tianamen Square Massacre, History Repeats Itself?
Mr. Lam Yiu Keung was the representative lawyer for two young defendants during the Criminal Case No. 480 of 2017. The Umbrella Movement served as a reminder to him of the Tiananmen Square Protests in 1989. Back then, Mr. Lam attended the protests as a representative of the student union, and describes the scenes that he witnessed there. Regardless of whether it was the June 4th Memorial, community centre events, or school presentations, Mr. Lam would always openly share his experiences with his audience. Mr. Cheung Ka Man was the Central Affairs secretary at the Hong Kong University, and describes his memory of the student movement. He placed advertisements in newspapers to support the student movement, and attempted to break the information blockade in the mainland. In 1997, Mr. Cheung wrote a book about contemporary development in China. While doing research, his opinion of the Tiananmen Square Massacre shifted… The reported number of deaths on June 4th was widely speculated and differed greatly between word among the public. Albert Ho Chun Yan, Chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, believes that the crackdown by the Chinese Government caused large numbers of casualties in an attempt to conceal the truth. Thirty years ago, the June 4th incident brought them together; thirty years later, in the same situation, they are unable to reunite again...
佔中九子案中，林耀強是兩名年輕被告的代表律師。雨傘運動令他想起八九年的北京學運。當年，他以學聯主席的身份到北京支援學運。他講述當時的所見所聞。他不論是受邀到六四燭光集會，還是往社區中心、學校演講，都會分享自己的經歷。張家敏曾任港大國事學會主席，憶述當年見證了這場學運。他在報章上刊登廣告聲援學運，又嘗試打破內地的信息封鎖。九七年，張家敏寫了一部有關中國當代發展的書籍。在搜集資料期間，他改變了對六四事件的看法……。六四事件死亡人數，眾說紛紜。支聯會主席何俊仁認為，中國政府鎮壓，造成大量傷亡，掩蓋真相。三十年前，六四事件令他們站在同一陣線；三十年後，面對同一件事，他們再難以站在一起……
