Over a hundred people of different groups Thursday protested
before the Consulate General of Japan in Hong Kong in commemoration
of the 68th anniversary of the Lugouqiao Incident, which marked the
outbreak of the eight-year-long War of Resistance Against Japanese
Aggression.??
Representatives from Hong Kong Reparation Association demanded
apologies and compensations from the Japanese government and
criticized the right-wing forces in Japan for their attitude toward
militarism and distortion of history textbooks.
Around 20 representatives of the group also marched to the US
Consulate General in Hong Kong, protesting against its support of
Japan to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions staged a protest against
the annual pilgrimages paid by the Japanese officials to the war
criminal-related Yasukuni Shrine and the revival of militarism.
Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union presented a protest
letter to the Consulate General of Japan in Hong Kong, requesting
the Japanese government to face up to the history of aggression and
truly reflect on its past.
(Xinhua News Agency July 8, 2005)