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March organisers planning a new chapter

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Wanted: memories of the mass demonstrations in July that shook the political system in Hong Kong.

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This was the message yesterday from the organisers of the marches and rallies, including the protest by 500,000 people on July 1.

The protests led to the government withdrawing plans to put the proposed security laws to a final vote and to some of the most controversial clauses being dropped. Security chief Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee resigned.

Civil Human Rights Front is planning to publish a book with a collection of photographs, articles and cartoons with the aim of recording the events surrounding three mass demonstrations.

They marked a rare show of 'people power' not seen in Hong Kong since June 1989.

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Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong, a spokesman for the group on Article 23 of the Basic Law, which aims to ban acts of treason and subversion, said input for the book from those who took part in the demonstrations was crucial.

'No matter whether it is a photograph, a few lines of feelings or even scenes recorded on a videotape, these will be important parts of collective memories which should not be forgotten,' Mr Tsoi said.

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