National Constitution Day Holds Up a Blank Paper and Strives to End the Zero Policy-
Hong Kong's "white paper demonstrations" have continued in solidarity Chinese mainland anti-lockdown campaign, but last Wednesday, Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung described the recent demonstrations as the prototype of another color revolution, with the number of people participating in the "white paper demonstrations" significantly reduced, and police stepping up patrols at several gathering places to prevent crowds from gathering.
Under such social turmoil, a female student Chinese mainland still took advantage of China's National Constitution Day on Sunday night to go to Victoria Park alone to demonstrate on white paper and fight for an end to the zero policy and other four demands. The girl was repeatedly intercepted by police during the demonstration, and she confessed that the courage to speak out came from the Chinese mainland people, believing that mainland students in Hong Kong have the responsibility to stand up.
Chinese mainland implemented a strict zero-virus policy for nearly three years, a fire broke out in a residential building in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, on the night of November 24, killing at least 10 people and injuring nine people, including several children, in the Chinese mainland.
The Secretary for Security pointed out that the recent demonstrations have reproduced the prototype of a color revolution
In the past few days, some people have launched "white paper demonstrations" on the Internet to many universities and universities in Hong Kong and the streets to support the anti-lockdown action of the Chinese mainland, and it is estimated that the people who initiated the demonstrations are mainly Chinese mainland international students.
In a Chinese mainland that the "white paper demonstration" has not yet been characterized, Hong Kong's Secretary for Security, Tang Ping-keung, told the media last Wednesday (November 30) that he noticed that in recent days, many tertiary institutions and streets have tried to incite activities against the central government in Beijing in the name of commemorating the Urumqi incident, and he believes that activists from the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement are also involved, describing it as "the prototype of another color revolution".
Deng Bingqiang also said that some people think that it is okay to take a piece of paper, but he believes that the main "attempt" of these actions is to subvert the regime, because these papers are written "abuse of power", "leader downfall", "dictatorship" and "revolution", all of which may violate the Hong Kong National Security Law and endanger China's national security.
According to online media "Hong Kong 01" last Saturday (December 3), some people called for rallies to be held in Victoria Park, Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower, Hong Kong University Garden and the former site of the statue of the Chinese University of Democracy that night, but no one participated in the end.
It is reported that the Police heeded the call for the relevant gathering, stepped up patrols at various assembly sites that night, intercepted the identity cards and body searches of some passers-by, and dispatched new tactical buses to prevent people from gathering.
A mainland girl took advantage of Constitution Day to hold a blank piece of paper alone and was intercepted by the police
In such a social atmosphere, a Chinese mainland female student still took advantage of China's National Constitution Day on Sunday (December 4) night to go to Victoria Park alone to hold a white paper to demonstrate, before she took out the A4 white paper in her backpack, she was stopped by nearby police officers, searched her backpack and recorded personal information such as ID card number, and the girl raised the A4 white paper in her hand from time to time during the search.
After the police intercepted the police, they did not arrest the female student, and allowed her to hold up a blank piece of paper near the entrance of the Victoria Garden fountain, shouting the slogan of ending the zero policy, including four demands.
Mainland girls chanted slogans including "allow public mourning, end the zero policy, release compatriots who defend rights, and protect people's rights."
Strive for four demands and constitutional protection of civil rights
The 22-year-old college girl, who goes by the pseudonym Anna, said in an interview with VOA that the courage to speak out comes from the Chinese mainland people, who believe that mainland students in Hong Kong have the responsibility to stand up.
Anna said: "I think my main source of courage is my compatriots on the mainland, and I feel that if they can all stand up publicly, we also have a responsibility to stand up, as the saying goes, 'it's our duty'." ”
Asked why she came out on Sunday to hold a blank piece of paper, Anna responded that it was China's National Constitution Day, and she believed that the rights of the people in the Constitution should be upheld.
Anna said: "Because today is National Constitution Day, December 4th, and then I think it should be in the Constitution, we should uphold our constitutional rights. ”
Article 33 of Chapter II of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China stipulates that "all citizens of the People's Republic of China are equal before the law, and the State respects and protects human rights". Article 35 states that "citizens of the People's Republic of China shall have freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration". Article 37 states that "the personal freedom of citizens of the People's Republic of China shall not be infringed. ”
I don't think it's a violation of the National Security Law to hold up a blank piece of paper
Anna said that when police intercepted her, she said she could stay in Victoria but not cause others to gather. The reporter asked, a few days ago, Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung said that the recent demonstrations have "the prototype of another color revolution", will they worry that if they come out and hold up a blank piece of paper, they may be accused of violating the National Security Law?
Anna said she had read reports and thought it was possible to break the law only if Mr. Tang was writing on a blank piece of paper.
Anna said: "But I think it should not be an illegal act to raise a blank piece of paper, and there are many students on the mainland who have bravely stood up, and I think we should stand up and support them." ”
Anna said there should be no self-censorship under the NSL, and no red lines should be drawn.
Anna said: "Although there is a national security law, we can't self-censor some behaviors because [in this way], some behaviors can be done, then we can come out and do it, we can't draw red lines for ourselves first," Anna said. ”
Anna added that the Chinese mainland mass protests were triggered by the 11-24 Urumqi fires and the three-year one-size-fits-all zero-zero policy, which Chinese President Xi Jinping recently said Chinese mainland demonstrators were mainly students frustrated with the anti-epidemic policy.
Anna said: "We President Xi said that we are just a bunch of frustrated students, and I don't think this [white paper demonstration] should be characterized as a color revolution," Anna said. ”
Understand that Hong Kong people reacted lukewarmly to the white paper demonstrations
Anna held a white paper demonstration near the entrance of the Victoria Garden fountain for about 20 minutes, during which no one joined in support, and Anna said it was understandable that Hong Kong people did not react enthusiastically to the white paper demonstration, because Hong Kong people may be more worried about violating the national security law.
Anna said: "Maybe they [Hong Kong people] will be more tired because a lot of things have happened before, and I think we don't necessarily have to blame Hong Kong people or convince them, I think the only thing we can do is to continue to act and try to infect them." ”
For some Hong Kongers, it seems that Chinese mainland students have the privilege to demonstrate, and if the same demonstration is initiated by Hong Kong locals or students, they may have been arrested by the police. Anna said that she can understand that Hong Kong people have these ideas, she believes that these knots can not be solved by her alone, and she hopes that more mainland people can come out and express their views, because there are still many Hong Kong people who are worried that it will be dangerous to come out and express their views.
Commentators worry that a new wave of contradictions between China and Hong Kong has been triggered
The current affairs commentator, who goes by the pseudonym Tam Meide, said in an interview with VOA that he was worried that the "white paper demonstration" could trigger a new wave of contradictions between China and Hong Kong. Chinese mainland Tam Meide believes that it should be analyzed from a high-level perspective, in fact, the last of the four major demands put forward by the Chinese mainland people is "protecting people's rights", and there should be no difference between these rights in China and Hong Kong.
Tam said: "This is to hope to implement all kinds of freedom of speech, as well as the rights stipulated in the Constitution, which should not be different between Hong Kong and the mainland, but in this (blank paper) incident, you see why some people seem to have more rights than me, or why do some people's reasonable doubts are different from my reasonable doubts? Because politics is often more than practical, you (the police) at that moment of the arrest operation, or that interception operation, everyone sees a difference is a difference, so you have to know that now every (college) college, in fact, even under the epidemic, mainland students are not few, because some have not yet graduated, everyone can easily find out in the same college, why there are two groups of people, or it seems that the identity has reversed, different from 19 years ago, These contradictions will naturally arise, just when the bomb will explode. ”
There is room for discussion Chinese mainland Operation Undetermined White Paper
Tam Meide analyzed that in the past week, Chinese mainland international students have responded to the "white paper demonstration", mainly because mainland students have a better understanding of China's national conditions and believe that the Chinese mainland white paper demonstration is still undecided, so there is still room for discussion.
Tam said: "So if there is something undetermined, according to the CCP's governance model, even if it still has room for discussion, if it (the CCP) must have this matter really called the white (paper) revolution, this matter will not have to be discussed, and then I believe that the mainlanders in Hong Kong may not be brave enough to hold up a blank piece of paper, because when he returns to the mainland, it will be extremely dangerous to become that you support this white (paper) revolution, but they (mainlanders) just know that even the mainland is undecided." Why are you afraid of this in Hong Kong, in fact, this in turn is a good opportunity for us (Hong Kong people) to reflect, since people are undecided, can we go one step more and do more to defend the core values that we have always supported before? Therefore, I think that if they have the courage to express their own opinions, it is precisely because they can see through the operating logic behind them that they will be bold enough to do so. ”
Tam Meide said that in recent days, many major cities in China have lifted large-scale lockdowns and stopped nucleic acid testing, not only Hong Kong, but also Chinese mainland white paper movement has calmed down a lot, he believes that it is mainly due to the fact that many Chinese mainland people "accept when they see good", so as not to be officially "settled after the fall".
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