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From Epoch Times 11/07/2010
Hong Kong's annual July 1st parade took place in the hot summer sun as
more than 50,000 people from all walks of life took to the streets to
continue th0eir fight for general elections.
The lineup from Quit the Chinese Communist Party was the main focus of the parade.
The lineup consisting of more than 500 Falun Gong practitioners as
the main body, with the theme – Quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
movement, became the highlight of the parade. Along the way, tourists
and people watching the parade took photos and video recordings of the
group.
Professor Gao Dawei, chairman of the Global Quit the CCP center said
since 13 years ago, when Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule, the island
previously lauded as the “Pearl of the Orient” has become the
battleground of good versus evil.
On July 1 2003, 500,000 took to the streets to force the Hong Kong
government to protest against the proposed article 23 legislation which
if passed would have destroyed all political freedom in Hong Kong.
On July 1 2005, the 1st of July was designated as “Global Quit the
CCP day” and July as “Global Quit the CCP month”. Since then, the
annual July 1 parade has become a symbolic day for Hong Kong citizens
fighting for democracy, protesting against suppression by the CCP and
supporting Mainland citizens in quitting the CCP and its affiliated
associations.
Gao appealed for more to step forward and protest against China. He
quoted the words of famous US leader Martin Luther King who once said
that change does not come naturally, but is the result of continuous
battle.
Gao advises Hong Kong people: “You should free yourself from the
CCP's evil specter because it is against humanity and evil in nature.
This not only requires strong conviction towards moral courage and
conscience, it needs wisdom and power to save Hong Kong and the
country, to save oneself and others.”
The CCP has gone against its promise of “one country, two systems”. In
recent years, the regime has continuously put pressure on the Hong Kong
government in areas such as economy, culture, immigration, media and
political systems. In Professor Gao's opinion, the Nine Commentaries published by The Epoch Times is the key to disintegrating the CCP and freeing Hong Kong from its tyrannical rule.
The Nine Commentaries exposes the evil nature and history
of the regime. Through spreading the publication and reading it, people
“understand the evilness and brutality of the regime, resolve to quit
from it which in time will ultimately lead to its disintegration. In
the process, people return to their benevolent nature and right
traditions, forsaking the CCP and embracing what's true and beautiful
in life.”
Prominent support
Szeto Wah, chairman of the Hong Kong
Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China also
commented that one has to publicly announce their decision to quit the
CCP. This shows one's resolution in cutting off all ties with the CCP.
He emphasized that action is not enough but in one's mind, one has to
thoroughly deny the regime. “I hope this quit the CCP movement will
continue. It is beneficial to ending the tyranny of the CCP and I hope
the movement will continue to be successful.”
Many prominent Hong Kong citizens have also shown their support for the
quit the CCP activities. Albert Lam, central committee member of Hong
Kong's democratic party thinks that quitting the CCP is a sign of the
awakening of people's conscience. “Yet such conscience cannot be
betrayed with money, power and conciliation.” He continued: “every time
we mention the issue of quitting the CCP, it is the same as saying that
the day when the one party rule will end is coming. There will come a
day when we can witness the end of a political power that has
brutalized its people and distorted the moral values of the Chinese
race. This also signifies that the Chinese people, as a nation with
conscience and moral values, will truly stand up.”
Chow Wai Tung, district councilor of the Democratic Party who has
already quit the CCP complimented the Quit the CCP movement on its
revival of one's moral conscience. He said: “The nine evil genes of the
CCP are clearly analyzed in the Nine Commentaries.
The recent split within Hong Kong's Pan Democracy camp is the doing of
the CCP. Those in the Pan Democracy camp could also easily be deceived
by the outward appearance of the CCP and believe in the regime.
Fortunately, we have the book Nine Commentaries, we think
this is a great literary work. It is a cleansing agent for the CCP's
poison. I hope everyone will read the Nine Commentaries and that
everyone can quit the CCP on the Internet.”
Lam Wing Yin, former Sai Kung district council member for the
Democratic Party praised Falun Gong volunteers for their dedication in
handing out information to tourists from Mainland China and encouraging
them to quit the CCP. He thinks it is no surprise that the number of
people quitting the CCP will increase over time. He said: “As long as
we continue to persist on this path, there will come a day when the CCP
will disintegrate. The regime is actually very vulnerable.”
Albert Chan, member of the Legislative council of Hong Kong who once
took to the streets to appeal for free elections, admired the actions
of Falun Gong practitioners in spreading the Nine Commentaries
and the Quit the CCP movement. He said that quitting the CCP is a basic
right of the people. “Political freedom is the most important thing.
The CCP is a one party dictatorship, restricting freedom of assembly,
religious freedom and freedom of its people. Therefore we have to
resolutely support the people's right to freedom of expression.”
Recently, the CCP caused a division within the Hong Kong Pan democracy
camp and has attempted to deceive the people with alleged promises of
open dialogue. Albert Chan emphasized that the words of the CCP cannot
be trusted. “I appeal to the citizens of Hong Kong not to believe in
those lies. We have been deceived so many times. The government has
previously said that there would be general elections in 2007 and 2008
but this has been postponed to 2012 with no date set. The CCP still
controls everything and the disparity between rich and poor in Hong
Kong is increasing. As long as there is no democracy, the people in
Hong Kong will remain oppressed.”
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