Bejing Slams HKCTU for Screenings of Hong Kong protest Documentaries.

 

The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions come under the fire of Bejing for planning to screen three documentaries related to the 2019 pro Democracy protests. A newspaper in china reported  on Thursday  that the HKCTU would host member only screening of “ Inside the Red Brick Wall”, “ Eternal Springs in the Mountains” and “ Taking Back the Legislature” in this month.

Three Documentaries show what happens in the hong kong protest in 2019, The clashes in Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Legislative Council, respectively. Chinese Lawmaker Holden Chow, a member of the pro-democratic Alliance said that “ The HKCTU could be violating the national security law since the screenings could be seen as Promoting terrorism, subversion or inciting serious violence.”

HKCTU Chief Executive Mung Siu-tat said that “the attacks were groundless and reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution, adding that the documentaries merely explored social issues and historical events.

In the Apple daily interview Mung  said “If [Chow] had watched these films, he would know it’s impossible to describe them as promoting terrorism or inciting violence,”