The former British colony has ever undergone a period which everybody was enthusiastic in striving for a better level of democracy during CY Leung's inferior administration. However, the setbacks imposed by the brutal veto of Beijing discouraged some of the Hong Kong activists from persisting with their struggling ideals. Beijing is suspicious with the capabilities of Hong Kong people in operating a transparent election system. Especially for the recent two years, the succession of Carrie Lam as the Chief Executive of the city has been initiating a series of political suppression for prohibiting all kinds of counteractive forces such as the disqualification act on lawmakers. Hong Kong people further feel disheartened with the discussion of democracy due to the failure of Umbrella Revolution and the emergence of "Hong Kong independence" campaign. This political talk at HKSH aims to revive yellow-ribbons' alertness on the need for more social movements in the future to keep pushing forward the political reformations in Hong Kong despite of the pressures from China.
The former British colony has ever undergone a period which everybody was enthusiastic in striving for a better level of democracy during CY Leung's inferior administration. However, the setbacks imposed by the brutal veto of Beijing discouraged some of the Hong Kong activists from persisting with their struggling ideals. Beijing is suspicious with the capabilities of Hong Kong people in operating a transparent election system. Especially for the recent two years, the succession of Carrie Lam as the Chief Executive of the city has been initiating a series of political suppression for prohibiting all kinds of counteractive forces such as the disqualification act on lawmakers. Hong Kong people further feel disheartened with the discussion of democracy due to the failure of Umbrella Revolution and the emergence of "Hong Kong independence" campaign. This political talk at HKSH aims to revive yellow-ribbons' alertness on the need for more social movements in the future to keep pushing forward the political reformations in Hong Kong despite of the pressures from China.
92. Why preserve Queen’s Pier in situ ? The Cultural Significance of QP Chu Hoi Dick said on 9 May 2007 at the Antiquities Advisory Board public hearing: “after 4 months of public discussion about the infrastructural plans, we can finally have 4 hours discussion about the cultural and historical significance of the place.” The slogan of the Local action movement: 不遷不拆不告別 , 人民的民主空間 Won’t Say Goodbye to Our Democratic Public Space 圖 : 柏齊
93. Reconstruction of People’s legends… Queen’s Pier in the 1920s ‘ Public’ facilities in Central before people’s resistance: Exclusionary Colonial Space Queen’s Pier 1923 Visit of general Lee Chai Shum
94. Poster of the Guangzhou-Hong Kong Strike 26 August, 1925 Where did it happen? Ah…ha…
95. Visual Corridor of Power, Before and After Governor House and Queen Vic’s Statue no longer visible. HSBC has become the pov of power. Jackson Queen Vic ← HSBC ->
96. Public Space in Central before…the exclusive cricket club Now…space of migrant workers and demonstrations
97. Civic Spaces in the Reclaimed Harbour Front in the 1950s! Government’s fear of people’s pressure 4 in 1 Public Cluster: City Hall, Queen’s Pier, Star Ferry Pier and Edinburgh Place Victoria Park
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99. 1956 riots in Nathan Road http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_1956_riots
101. During the colonial period, this area was a decent public space. Should the government privatize it now? Nationalist Protect Diaoyutai Movement 1970 @ QP. Against Japanese Militarism, American Imperialism & British Colonial Police Violence 4 Apr 1966 So Sau-chung: vs Star Ferry Price Hike
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103. 中文運動是 1970 年代香港學界為爭取中文能享有官方語言地位的社會運動。 (Wiki) 1841 年香港成為英國殖民地後，只有英文為有法律效力的語言。雖然殖民地政府各種與華人有關的通告、告示多數都會翻譯成為中文，但一切法律文件只有以英文書寫方具法律效力。因此與政府的文書往來只能以英文進行。 1960 年代，當時全香港唯一一個以中文授課的大學香港中文大學獲得政府承認。在此之前，香港高中生只能升讀以英文為授課語言的香港大學。香港在 1966 年及 1967 年接連發生暴動後，社會上的知識分子有感於政府對華人重視不足，是引起社會不安的原因之一。中文因為法律地位問題被邊緣化，造成政府與一般市民之間溝通的隔閡。例如，任何與政府有關的文書亦必須以英文書寫；中文報章的輿論卻常被忽視，倘若要向政府部門提出建議或投訴，只有寫信給香港最大英文報章之一《南華早報》（ South China Morning Post ）方才有實效。但當時市民教育水平甚低，很多人都不諳英語或只懂得基本英語。 中文運動最先由專上學生發起，在 1968 年由學界成立委員會向政府爭取中文合法化。 1969 年，香港首個烽煙節目《太平山下漫步》誕生，市民可以透過該節目與政府官員溝通。 1970 年，政府成立委員會研究公事上使用中文。 1972 年，立法局議員鍾士元成為首名在立法局會議中使用中文的議員。 1974 年，政府立法通過中文與英文享有同等法律地位。
110. Dual Power achieved: the historic public forum July 29, 2007: Cable live dialogue between Carrie Lam, Secretary of Development & Civil Society at Queen's Pier
Heritage Watch 文化傳承監察 重構空間與社運歷史 : 社運前輩夜話 (26/12/06) ，從蘇守忠天星絕食談起 ( 嘉賓：莫昭如、張彩雲、陳順馨等 ) Paolo Jedlowski 反思集體回憶 : 近似本土行動思路的參考的思想 : The past never remains the same. It is “constantly selected, filtered and restructured in terms set but the questions and necessities of the present, at both the individual and the social levels.” (Paolo Jedlowski, 2001:30) 拒絕以 colonial epics 或 imposed national memories 作為本土歷史的根據，質疑官方集體記憶的內涵，重開領類記憶 / 領類敘述的深耕。 Foucault, Counter-history, petit récits: 從地區 / 社區出法的民間故事 盛載歷史的見證、記憶、延續 , 從殖民時期到去殖民時期 在 AAB 的公開討論呈現的是，皇后碼頭的價值不再被理解成阻礙基建發展與懷戀殖民的建築，而是一 AAB 委員和公民社會一起保護的、獨一無二的、涵蓋多重歷史意義的海旁公共空間。
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