【新唐人2013年07月02日讯】香港“七一民主大游行”冒着风雨于下午两点钟开始，据报导，有43万人参加。游行队伍中，出现了香港前政务司长陈方安生、和壹传媒集团主席黎智英的身影。不过，在游行的前几天，黎智英住家大门遭歹徒开车冲撞、泛民主派立法会议员接到恐吓电话、《苹果日报》两万份报纸被烧毁，多起事件凸显香港亲中派和泛民主派之间剑拔弩张。
七月一号上午，香港“社会民主连线党”主席，兼立法会议员梁国雄告诉《新唐人》，他接到恐吓电话。
香港立法会议员梁国雄：“他要我不要在7月1号上街。还有，可以去旅游。要是我不听他的话，要有很大的后果，包括我周围的人。他说他的老板不喜欢我们。”
梁国雄表示，他不知道恐吓者的身份，但是他们的目地就是要阻止七一游行。
梁国雄：“我不知道。但是肯定他们就是针对七一游行。这个是肯定的，但是谁做的，我就不知道。他们的目地很清楚。他们怕七一游行太多人上街。 ”
而香港立法会议员何俊仁律师相信，恐吓者有政治动机。
香港立法会议员何俊仁：“我觉得是有些政治动机的。对民主人士用恐吓的手段。0.45我相信是反对民主的人干的。”
据《法新社》报导，今年香港七一大游行的诉求，再次指向北京政府对香港日渐增多的政治干预，及中共当局政改停滞不前的现状﹔香港民众也藉由游行，要求推动真普选，和要求现任香港特首梁振英下台。
另外，根据香港《新报》的报导，壹传媒集团旗下的《苹果日报》，继5天前在红磡遭两名刀手公然纵火焚毁后，29号凌晨，再有2万6千份报纸，在中区爱丁堡广场遭3名刀手以同一手法焚毁，警方不排除案件与早前黎智英住所被汽车冲撞，以及壹传媒大楼外被人放下一把利刀有关。
对于日前冲着《壹传媒》而来的连串暴力事件，《苹果日报》总编辑张剑虹公开表示，《壹传媒》准备悬红100万元缉凶，给予可以提供重要线索而直接有助破案的人士，包括幕后主脑或行凶动机。
黎智英认为，《苹果日报》最近连续遭到3起攻击事件，应与报社鼓吹香港市民参加“七一”游行有关，但恐吓行为只会促使更多港人参加游行。《苹果日报》则继续以“七一游行”为头版头条，鼓励市民走上街头。
“香港七一游行”源于2003年，当年香港特区政府强行推出基本法“廿三条”引发不满，再加上，特区政府处理萨斯（SARS）疫情手法不当，而引发50多万香港人在7月1号“香港主权移交日”走上街头，举行示威游行。
从此，“七一游行”成为香港每年举行的大型活动。而参加人数往往也成为衡量香港市民对特区政府满意度的标准之一。
另一方面，“英国广播公司”《BBC》报导，香港民众“七一游行”进行正酣之时，香港“建制派”也在同一时间举办庆祝香港“回归”16周年活动。而被泛民主派支持者指责为﹕要与七一游行争夺民众。
“七一”上午，梁振英出席了官方的庆祝活动，梁国雄试图在庆祝酒会上向梁振英示威，但被警察阻挡，直到梁离开酒会现场后，才让他进场。
采访编辑/秦雪 后制/周天
Attacks Aimed at Preventing Hong Kong’s July 1 Marches Continue
The annual Hong Kong July 1 march commenced
at two o’clock in the rain.
At a conservative estimate there were said
to be over 40 million participants.
Among the marchers were Anson Chan, ex-Chief
Secretary for Administration,
also present was Jimmy Lai Chee Ying,
the boss of Apply Daily newspaper.
A few days prior to the protest, a car was rammed
into the front gate of Jimmy Lai’s home.
A Legislative Councilor, with Pan-Democracy Camp
membership, received threatening phone calls.
Over 20,000 copies of the Apple Daily, a popular local
newspaper in favor of the pan-democracy camp, were burned.
A series of attacks have highlighted conflict between
the Pro-Beijing camp and the Pan-Democracy camp who have been at loggerheads.
On July 1, Leung Kwok-hung, Hong Kong legislative
Councilor, and chairman of the League of Social Democrats,
told NTD that he had received threatening phone calls.
Leung Kwok-hung: “He asked me not to take to
the streets on July 1, but encouraged me to traveling’.
He said if I don’t obey him, I myself and
even those around me will face big trouble.
He also mentioned that his boss
doesn’t like us.”
But he believes that the threat is aimed at
preventing the July 1 protest rally.
Leung Kwok-hung: “I’m sure they did this to
discourage the July 1 march. I don’t know who they are.
But they had a very clear goal.
They were simply afraid of too many participants.”
Albert Ho Chun-yan, Hong Kong legislative councilor,
says that the threat was politically motivated.
Albert Ho: “I think they wanted to frighten us
out of political intent.
I believe the anti-democracy forces did it.”
Agence France-Presse comments that the aim of the
July 1 march is to protest against the CCP authorities.
The public oppose Beijing’s interference into Hong Kong,
and the status quo of the stalled political reform.
AFP indicates that the marchers also
strive for true universal suffrage,
they also unanimously call for Chief Executive
Leung Chun-ying to resign.
The Hong Kong Daily News reported that on June 29,
three men burned 26,000 copies of the Apple Daily.
The same destruction of copies of the Apple Daily
happened just five days ago.
The police believe it was related to two recent incidents.
Earlier on, a car had crashed into the
entrance gate of Jimmy Lai’s home.
A knife was laid down in the street in front of
a building of Next Media, publisher of the Apple Daily.
Next Media has now put up a reward of HK$ 1 Million
to catch those behind a series of attacks.
Jimmy Lai reportedly said that the recent three attacks
on the Apple Daily must be related to its advocacy for the July 1 protests.
The acts of intimidation will only encourage
more Hong Kongers to join the march, he said.
And the Apple Daily will continue to publish
headlines of the July 1 marches.
The Hong Kong July 1 protest rallies started from 2003.
The 2003 march, with over 500,000 marchers,
protested against the legislation of Basic Law Article 23,
and the government’s improper handling of SARS cases.
Since then, the July 1 marches have become
an annual event held in Hong Kong.
The number of participants has become an important
guide in assessing citizen satisfaction with the government.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Pro-Beijing camp held
a ceremony to celebrate the 16th anniversary of
Hong Kong’s return to China, said the BBC news.
The local pan-democracy camp has said the event is aimed
at people who might otherwise join the July 1 protests.
July 1-morning, Leung Chun-ying attended
the official celebration reception.
Legislative councilor Leung Kwok-hung was blocked
from entry into the reception to protest against Leung.
