An all-purpose protest?
I write to express my feelings about the candlelit vigil on Wednesday at Victoria Park for victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Although I was just a little girl when the crackdown happened 14 years ago, I knew what had transpired and I understood why the gathering would be held every June 4. It was an unforgettable event in China's history.
But I began to doubt that the gatherings were just to remember the crackdown.
This year, the organisers treated the gathering as a tool to use against the proposed Article 23 law as well as criticising the work of Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
Some participants worried that this kind of gathering could not be held after the law is enacted. But many experts have said the candlelit vigil will not be against the law.
