HONG KONG/CHINA: COUNTDOWN TO CHINESE TAKEOVER OF HONG KONG MARKED WITH CELEBRATIONS AND PROTESTS

Record ID: 1009243

  • Title: HONG KONG/CHINA: COUNTDOWN TO CHINESE TAKEOVER OF HONG KONG MARKED WITH CELEBRATIONS AND PROTESTS
  • Date: 30th June 1996
  • Summary: HONG KONG AND BEIJING, CHINA (JUNE 30 - JULY 1, 1996) (RTV/ATV/TVB - PART NO ACCESS HONG KONG - PART CNN MUST SCREEN CREDIT TVB) BEIJING, CHINA (JUNE 30, 1996)(RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV CROWD ON TIANANMEN SQUARE JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT 0.05 2. MV PEOPLE STANDING ON TIANANMEN, WATCHING HONG KONG COUNTDOWN CLOCK 0.10 3. MV COUNTDOWN CLOCK SHOWING 366 DAYS 0.14 4. SCU COUNTDOWN CLOCK CHANGING FROM 366 TO 365 DAYS/CROWD CHEERING 0.24 BEIJING (JULY 1) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 5. LV CROWD OF TOURISTS GATHERING AT DAWN ON TIANANMEN SQUARE TO WATCH FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY 0.28 6. LV SOLDIERS MARCHING ON TIANANMEN SQUARE 0.32 7. SLV NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYING, FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY (4 SHOTS) 0.47 8. LV PORTRAIT OF CHAIRMAN MAO, TIANANMEN SQUARE 0.51 HONG KONG (JUNE 30) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 9. GV PRO-BEIJING RALLY WELCOMING HONG KONG'S RETURN TO CHINA, PEOPLE SINGING 1.00 10. SLV PRO-BEIJING LABOUR UNION LEADER ADDRESSING CROWD ON STAGE 1.03 11. SLV PARTICIPANTS WAVING FLAGS AND SINGING 1.08 12. SLV PRO-DEMOCRACY RALLY; PROTESTERS CHANTING SLOGANS, MAN ADREES CROWD FROM STAGE, CROWD LISTENING 1.22 13. LV PROTESTERS STAGING LION DANCE OUTSIDE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY 1.33 14. MV REPRESENTATIVE HANGING DEMOCRACY PETITIONS ON THE GATE OF XINHUA NEWS AGENCY 1.37 15. LV PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS HOLDING CANDLES AND SINGING DURING OVERNIGHT PROTEST 1.59 16. SLV PEOPLE AT VIGIL 2.03 17. LV ACTIVISTS COUNTING DOWN THE SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT OF JULY 1 2.11 HONG KONG (JULY 1, 1996) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 18. LV PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS AT THE HONG KONG AIRPORT 2.16 19. CU ACTIVISTS HOLDING PETITIONS TO BE PRESENTED TO CHINESE GOVERNMENT 2.19 20. SLV ACTIVISTS CHANTING SLOGANS 2.26 21. MV PETITIONERS RECEIVE THEIR BOARDING PASSES 2.31 22. SLV SZETO WAH, PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADER, DISTRIBUTING BOARDING PASSES AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO PENTIONERS 2.38 BEIJING,CHINA (JULY 1, 1996) (TVB-NO ACCESS HONG KONG) 23. GV AERIAL SHOT OF BEIJING FROM PLANE 2.41 24. LV SECURITY APPROACHING PLANE AFTER LANDING 2.47 25. SCU LEGISLATORS TALKING 2.53 26. SLV SECURITY OFFICIALS GETTING ON PLANE 3.03 27. SLV SECURITY OFFICIALS CHECKING DOCUMENTS 3.28 HONG KONG (JULY 1, 1996) (RTV) 28. SLV LEGISLATORS WALKING OUT OF CUSTOMS 3.40 29. MV LEGISLATORS SURROUNDED BY PRESS 3.49 35. JOHN TSE, ONE OF THE PETITIONING LEGISLATORS SSPEAKING ABOUT PROTEST (ENGLISH) 4.14 36. LV TSE TALKING TO MEDIA 4.18 TRANSCRIPT SEQ. 35. TSE, "WE STRONGLY PROTEST THE ABUSE OF OUR HUMAN RIGHTS IN BEIJING THIS MORNING, APPARENTLY OUR RIGHTS TO TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF ONE'S HOME COUNTRY IS GONE, THE RIGHT TO PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION IS ALSO GONE, WE ALSO STRONGLY PROTEST THE TAKING AWAY OF OUR VALID TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, THERE WAS NO VALID REASON GIVEN." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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  • Location: HONG KONG AND BEIJING, CHINA
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  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Reuters ID: LVA30XEHLFD4VSFI5EW73I4AKQ1
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