Protesters in Hong Kong Wednesday gathered to vent their anger over
the visit of Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the
Yasukuni shrine for the nation's war dead.
At
least 30 people called for an end to the Japanese military
expansion through a revival of militarism which was threatening
peace in the Asian region, and they set up to seek compensation for
residents forced to convert Hong Kong currency into Japanese
military notes during the Japanese occupation in World War II.
They also lodged a protest over Japan's controversial use of
history schoolbooks that are accused of glossing over the country'
s wartime atrocities and demanded Japan to apologize for its war
crimes.
On
Tuesday, protesters burned the Japanese wartime flag after dragging
it along the ground on their way to the Japanese consulate to
protest against Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni shrine on
Monday.
(people.com.cn 08/16/2001)