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The Hong Kong 1 July protests was an annual protest rally originally held by the
Prior to this, only the pro-democracy protest on 21 May 1989 drew more people with 1.5 million marchers in Hong Kong sympathising with the participants of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.[2] The introduction of Article 23 legislation was left aside due to the protest. Since then, 1 July marches have been organised every year to demand for democracy, universal suffrage, rights of minorities, protection of freedom of speech, and a variety of other political concerns.
In 2019, the
In 2020, despite a police ban citing gathering limits during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a dramatically altered legal situation due to the national security law that had come into force only the previous evening, marches with a total of tens of thousands of participants took place in several parts of the city. Police made more than 370 arrests, among which at least ten were on alleged violations of the new law.[6][7]
1997–2002
After the
The government attempted to pass Article 23 in Legislative Council, tabling the vote for 9 July 2003. The debate continued for months, with the
2003
Motivation
The headline theme for the 2003 march was to oppose the anti-subversion
Formation
The planners originally wanted all four football courts in
Aftermath
After half-million people protested against the law,
2004
The headline theme for 1 July 2004 march was "Striving For Universal Suffrage in '07 & '08 for the chief executive and Legislature respectively (爭取07, 08普選)." As the
White was the
2005
Following the 2004 protest, the next major event was
2006
The theme for the march in 2006 was "Creating Hopes for Universal Suffrage and Democracy With an Equal and Just Hong Kong (平等公義新香港,民主普選創希望)".
Not only did she openly support the implementation of universal suffrage in Hong Kong via the mass media, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan also called on Hong Kongers to express their desire by taking to the street. Some saw the move as Chan testing the water, paving way to the next chief executive election. Chan declined to comment until she formally announced that she has no interests in running for chief executive in September.
Like previous years, counter-protest parade was held in the morning while the protest organised by the
2007
"Achieving Universal Suffrage, Improving Livelihood (爭取普選,改善民生)" was the theme for this year's demonstration. The organiser, Civil Human Rights Front, submitted an application for Notification of Public Procession to the
The police insisted that the organisers wrapped up the demonstration before 18:30 to facilitate the fireworks display that would take place that night over
Civil Human Rights Front estimated the turn out to be 68,000 while the Hong Kong Police put the figure with those who left from
2008
Organisers said more than 40,000 people attended. Police put the starting figure at 13,000 when the march began. One of the issues include Chief executive Donald Tsang, who was under fire for the hiring of his 17 new highly paid appointees. Critics say they were handpicked allies brought in to boost his power base.[14] Protest turnout for the year was expected to be less, with no pressing issues to be resolved.[15]
2009
Pan-democrats had expected at least 100,000 to take the streets for the march.
2010
Previously the
The pan-democrat camp was split. Several hundred democratic party members faced verbal abuse throughout the march to the HK government headquarters for selling out to Beijing. Protesters hurling chants of "Shame on you" and "You betrayed Hong Kong people."[20] About 52,000 people took part in the protest.[21] A 2,000-person anniversary parade was organised by opposition pro-government groups.[19] Two weeks after the protests, many have questioned the state of the Democratic party and whether protests are of any use, especially since HK is not a place where citizens make decisions for themselves. Party chairman Albert Ho publicly responded "Even if you replaced Donald Tsang with another chief, you still have to deal with the People's Liberation Army, which is another type of power.[22]
2011
The turnout for the 2011 protest was the highest since 2004. Organisers of the protest claimed a turnout of 218,000 people.
There were complaints with land hogging and control by real estate companies.[26] Unionists portrayed real estate tycoon Li Ka-shing as the devil.[23][27] Other groups carried coffins to represent the small homes poor people live in.[23] Hawkers complained about the high property rent that made it impossible to run their business.[28]
There were complaints of allowing more women from mainland China to give birth in Hong Kong.[23][26] There were also people against the introduction of "Patriotic education (國民教育)" in primary and high schools in the special administrative region.[29] Just a few days ago, 22 top HK schools rejected the plan, claiming they were against this type of "brain wash education".[30] The post-90s generation were quite against this.[31] During the protest about 228 protesters at Connaught Road were arrested.[32]
On 13 July People Power group led a three-day sit-in to protest against Stephen Lam, the blocking of by-elections and a number of issues. About 1000 people put on handcuffs and surrounded the Legco building 3 times to protest police actions from 1 July march. Hundreds of people also threw paper aeroplanes at the Legco building with political messages.[33][34]
2012
The 2012 protest on 1 July was the largest yet, with activists claiming 400,000 took part and police claiming 63,000 took part, both of which would have been the largest attendance at 1 July protests.
In addition, the widening gap between the rich and poor, with 20% of the city living in poverty, an influx of mothers from Mainland China, continued denial of universal suffrage to all individuals and suppression of freedom of speech in the Mainland featured in the protests.[38]
According to the
Following the protests, a human rights group based in the city, the Chinese People's Rights Alliance claimed that disguised mainland Chinese security police followed and harassed them. It also alleged that several mainlander protesters have gone missing once returning home to Mainland China.[41]
2013
The 1 July protest in 2013 focused on universal suffrage and other major issues. The
2014
Before the protests, a white paper by the Chinese government proclaimed that Hong Kong does not enjoy full autonomy, and that Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy was granted by the Chinese government. The departure in wording from emphasising the high degree of autonomy guaranteed by the Hong Kong Basic Law sparked controversy that the Chinese government was suggesting it could intervene in Hong Kong affairs, in effect redefining one country, two systems. The Hong Kong government earlier promised to residents that they will be able to vote for their new chief executive in the upcoming 2017 election, but it has been feared that the final process will favour candidates approved by Beijing.
On 1 July 2014, organisers said over 500,000 protesters marched along the streets of Hong Kong, while city officials estimated 100,000. A police force of around 5000 officers was present during the protest, and over 500 demonstrators were arrested for illegal assembly during a sit-in protest that followed on 2 July and disrupting traffic in Chater Road.[43][44][45]
2015
On 1 July, approximately 48,000 protesters marched to mark an anniversary of the British 1997 turnover of Hong Kong to China. The protesters call for "full democracy" and
2016
Organisers claim that around 110,000 people turned up to protest for various causes, but police claimed 19,300 joined the protest rally.[47]
2017
Organisers claim that around 66,000 people turned up to protest for various causes, but police claimed 14,500 joined the protest rally.[48]
2018
Organisers claim that around 50,000 people turned up to protest for various causes, but police claimed 9,800 joined the protest rally.[49]
2019
The 1 July marches coincided with the ongoing
Before the march, youths had begun besieging the Legislative Council building. The march was later diverted to Chater Road in Central due to the people amassed in front of the Legislative Council.[56]
At around 9 pm local time, hundreds of protesters
By early 5 July, there had been at least 66 arrests and first formal charges laid in connection with the incident.[63]
2020
Despite a ban from the police, tens of thousands of protesters showed up alongside heavy police presence in Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, and Tin Hau, and lingered in the area for almost six hours to voice their objection against the newly implemented national security law.[64] The police responded by deploying water cannon at journalists and protesters and dispersed many tear gas and pepper balls.[65] A journalist was knocked down by a police water cannon truck.[66] Police made more than 370 arrests,[6] among which at least ten were due to alleged violation of the new law.[7]
2021 and demise
The streets of Hong Kong were subdued on 1 July 2021, as the former British colony marked the anniversary of its handover to Chinese sovereignty 24 years prior. The date, which this year coincided with celebrations on the mainland for the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, is usually a time of protest in Hong Kong. But this year, police cited pandemic concerns as they denied applications to hold a proposed march against "political suppression," and some 10,000 officers were deployed across Hong Kong to prevent unauthorised protests.[67]
See also
- Politics of Hong Kong
- List of politics-related topics
- Hong Kong new year marches
- 20th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 2014 Hong Kong protests
- Memorials for the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
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