Hong Kong Timeline, Year 2004
Mikhail Sidorin
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Event of the Year:
Sep. 12 2004 Democrats demand recount
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Jan. 10
Tiananmen exile appeals
Wuer Kaixi has urged China to allow himself and others to return to
their homeland:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3386531.stm
Apr. 25
Beijing blocks Hong Kong election
China's legislative panel has ruled that Hong Kong will not have direct
elections for its leader in 2007
Jun. 5
HK marks Tiananmen bloodshed
Commemorating the students killed in Beijing's crackdown, tens of
thousands vowed to fight on for universal suffrage
Jun. 30
HK readies for huge protest
People are gathering for a pro-democracy protest which organisers hope
hundreds of thousands will attend
Jul. 3
China rejects HK protest call
Beijing has bluntly ruled out any immediate moves towards greater
democracy and warned that those pressing is unwise:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/china.hk/index.html
Sep. 11
Voters in poll showdown
Voting has begun to elect a new legislative council:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3648568.stm
Sep. 12
Democrats demand recount
Pro-democracy party has demanded a partial recount of the vote in
legislative elections:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/hong.kong.election/index.html
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Mikhail Sidorin
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