六四 34 年|維園燭光料難再 廣東社團總會入紙 申辦公眾銷售活動

HONG KONG, CHINA - JUNE 04: A general view of the closed-off Victoria Park, the traditional venue of the Tiananmen candlelight vigil, on June 04, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong police has warned citizens that Tiananmen Square massacre gatherings will break the law, days before the 33rd anniversary of the bloody crackdown. (Photo by Louise Delmotte/Getty Images)
(Photo by Louise Delmotte/Getty Images)

【Yahoo 新聞報道】今年是六四事件 34 周年,隨着《港區國安法》實施及支聯會解散後,維園自 2020 年起,已連續三年沒有燭光悼念集會,相信今年亦不例外。康文署回覆《Yahoo 新聞》查詢指,接獲「香港廣東社團總會慈善基金」申請於 5 月 30 日至 6 月 7 日期間,使用維園 4 個硬地足球場及半個中央草坪舉辦公眾銷售活動。康文署於本年第一季接獲有關申請,並正按既定程序處理。

2019 年六四 30 周年,當年是支聯會最後一次獲批舉行維園燭光集會,並以「人民不會忘記 — 平反六四!公義必勝!」為題,支聯會當晚宣布有逾 18 萬人參與。及後,維園燭光已絕跡。在 2020 年,警方首次以疫情為由禁止集會,而康文署亦以同樣理由拒租出場地,並以鐵馬圍封維園球場,六四當日有市民將鐵馬推倒,步入球場。在 2021 年,警方則首次引用《公安條例》封閉維園足球場、籃球場及中央草坪等範圍,令昔日燭淚如海的維園球場空無一人。而在去年,當局再次圍封維園,更將圍封範圍擴展至維園外的記利佐治街,部分身穿黑衣、手執鮮花的市民亦被警方截查。

據康文署今日(2日)回覆《Yahoo 新聞》指,香港廣東社團總會慈善基金申請於 5 月 30 日至 6 月 7 日期間,使用維園 4 個硬地足球場及半個中央草坪舉辦公眾銷售活動。如果有關申請獲批,意味着維園將會連續 4 年沒有六四悼念活動。

Police use cordon tape to control crowds in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on June 4, 2022, near the venue where Hong Kong people have traditionally gathered to mourn victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, on the 33rd anniversary of the event. - Hong Kong authorities strove to stop any public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, with police warning gatherings could break the law as Beijing vies to remove all reminders of the events of June 4. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
去年六四,警方在記利佐治街以橙帶圍封路面,防止群眾聚集。 (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)

李嘉誠任總會總監

翻查香港廣東社團總會網頁公布第十一屆會董會架構名單,政商名人雲集,包括首席榮譽贊助人為特首李家超,總監為長和實業創辦人李嘉誠,榮譽贊助人包括全國人大前常委范徐麗泰、立法會前主席曾鈺成、恒基兆業創辦人李兆基、東亞銀行執行主席李國寶、律政司前司長梁愛詩、前香港首席大法官楊鐵樑、金管局前總裁任志剛等。至於香港廣東社團總會慈善基金,主席為香港廣東社團總會永遠榮譽會長、裕華國貨董事長余國春。

翻查資料,特首李家超於今年 2 月 18 日出席香港廣東社團總會的新春團拜酒會,當日中聯辦主任鄭雁雄、副主任何靖、廣東省委常委王瑞軍、中央駐港國家安全公署副署長孫青野均有出席。

(COMBO) This combination image of two photos show a file photo (top) taken on June 4, 2019 of people attending a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, and (bottom) of a deserted Victoria Park on June 4, 2022, the 33rd anniversary of the event. - Vigils in 2020 and 2021 commemorating the crackdown were banned on public health grounds because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Hong Kong authorities strove to stop any public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, with police warning gatherings could break the law as China vies to remove all reminders of the deadly event. (Photo by Philip FONG and Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG,PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
圖上為六四三十周年(2019 年)燭光悼念集會情況,支聯會表示有 18 萬人參與,該次亦是支聯會最後一次能成功舉辦的燭光悼念集會。下圖為 2022 年的情況。 (Photo by PHILIP FONG,PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)