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Hong Kong rocked by huge protest rally against anti-subversion bill

HONG KONG (AP) - A huge protest against an anti-subversion bill July 1 highlighted deep fears among the public that it could erode Hong Kong's freedoms.

The demonstration was Hong Kong's biggest since a million people took to the streets in outrage and fear after China used troops to crush the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement in Beijing on June 4, 1989.

Numerous Hong Kongers worry an anti-subversion law will undermine freedoms of speech, press and assembly. They see the proposed measure as a betrayal of the "one country, two systems" government system - allowing Hong Kong to keep some Western-style civil liberties - promised at the Hong Kong handover from Britain to China on July 1, 1997.

An anti-subversion law is required under Article 23 of Hong Kong's so-called mini-constitution. Many believe the proposed law goes too far, with life prison sentences for many crimes against the state, and fear it will lead to mainland-style repression of dissenting viewpoints, a worry the Hong Kong government calls groundless.

Shukan ST: July 11, 2003

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National News Hong Kong rocked by huge protest rally against anti-subversion bill HONG KONG (AP) - A huge protest against an anti-subversion bill July 1 highlighted deep fears among the public that it could erode Hong Kong's freedoms. The demonstration was Hong Kong's biggest since a million people took to the streets in outrage and fear after China used troops to crush the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement in Beijing on June 4, 1989. Numerous Hong Kongers worry an anti-subversion law will undermine freedoms of speech, press and assembly. They see the proposed measure as a betrayal of the "one country, two systems" government system - allowing Hong Kong to keep some Western-style civil liberties - promised at the Hong Kong handover from Britain to China on July 1, 1997. An anti-subversion law is required under Article 23 of Hong Kong's so-called mini-constitution. Many believe the proposed law goes too far, with life prison sentences for many crimes against the state, and fear it will lead to mainland-style repression of dissenting viewpoints, a worry the Hong Kong government calls groundless. Shukan ST: July 11, 2003 (C) All rights reserved