Nottingham港人新年聚會｜「攬炒巴」劉祖廸Finn Lau：抗爭最重要是要踏出第一步| #紀元英國 #EpochNewsUK

Speaking of raising international awareness about Hong Kong of the Hong Kong younger generation I must introduce to you Mr Finn Lau As most of you have known him since 2019 He has been dedicated to drawing international attention to the dismantled Hong Kong from a free society except for Catherine who specifically came from London Of course we can't forget our pro-independence activist Liu Zudi Hello everyone my name is Finn Lau One of the pro-democracy Hong Kong activists in exile wounded under the draconian Hong Kong National Security Law And I am also one of the 10 000 arrestees from the pro-democracy movement So today I would like to talk a little about my experience of how I got arrested and how I got detained back in Hong Kong when I was participating in the New Year's Day demonstration on the first day of the year 2020 Well it was a traumatic experience because I was detained for more than 50 hours at the police station And the weather today actually reminded me of that day because were put into a car par We were instructed to sit on a plastic chair for more than 50 hours and were taking off our personal clothing and it was winter time and I dared not go to the toile Because we need to queue for it because we need to queue for the toilet we need to queue for the mobile phone to call our family To call our lawyers etc So were given very limited support at that time And during that detention period there was a moment I was thinking Is this the end of my life Because they may figure out my identity as one of the key players of the pro-democracy movement because I proposed the doctrine of Lam Chau this kind of so-called radical ideas to Hong Kongers and tried to advocate for democracy in Hong Kong and tried to launch global and local marches as well as some types of newspaper advertisement campaigns So there was such a mome However because they didn't figure out my identity so they released me after 50 hours and immediately I just changed my mind and I bought my ticket to fly back to London Since then London has become my second home I would say Just like many of you here today the UK is our second home And just like what Catherine has said the UK may not be our permanent home And Hong Kong will always be our homeland and I hope that when we are staying and living in the UK we could recall our memory our memory in Hong Kong we could keep integrating with the local community And try to engage with the local community For example the event today is a perfect example How to strike a perfect balance Between engaging the local community And keeping our Hong Kong memory So well I am so glad to see there are over hundreds of people joining us today And thanks for Nottingham Stand with Hong Kong for hosting this event Sorry my thoughts are a bit confused today Because seeing so many people being a little moved Actually two years ago Actually two years ago it was already Actually I believe It should be said that I can't believe The 2019 protests were already two and a half years ago it seems like just yesterday so much has already happened two years ago on January 1st I was arrested in Hong Kong I was locked up for 50 hours in Hong Kong during which I thought maybe I would be stuck like that forever because at that time he might have found out my identity and sent me back to China but I was very lucky He didn't realize my identity at that time even though those 50 hours were extremely difficult but it was natural he quickly bought a ticket and left Hong Kong during the flight I think maybe it's already my last time going to Hong Kong or maybe just for a short time or maybe for a long time I might not have another chance to see Hong Kong again and this really happened but I really have no regrets Go support Hong Kong I actually hope that through my efforts over the past two and a half years I can encourage more people to come forward I'm not saying everyone should sacrifice themselves to a certain exte That's an exaggerated way of putting it but it's actually a hope I actually believe that courage is contagious As director Tony Zhou said courage is contagious In fact two and a half years ago Around April 2019 I came to London UK then returned to Hong Kong and was later arrested Actually I became a "Lam Cho Ba" on June 9 2019 I was at a gathering in London At that time I was standing there like everyone else I was thinking Besides organizing gatherings Is there anything else That we could try to do At that moment I was very detached When I went home I came up with Join the movement I tried to think In the absence of any resources Going to deliver without knowing anyone is still possible can we help Hong Kong and then a lot of things happenedBackColor so I think the most important thing is to take the first step at the beginning I just wanted to do some legal analysis try to do what can be done then try to write a letter to the United Nations and gradually try more different things step by step This is it I think we can try doing something Recently I actually watched a movie It's called The Edge of War It's a Netflix movie It includes a line of dialogue Hoping is waiting for someone else to do it although actually it' s not that exaggerated or pessimistic but I think we shouldn't just hope things happen instead sometimes we Rather than just thinking about something happening we should try to make it happen Instead of just hoping for it we should make it happen This is the attitude we should have Just like today We organized this rally with Nottingham Stand with Hong Kong they are like me they started off as a group of ordinary people with no experience in organizing any events but maybe they started off like that That's why they came here to Nottingham maybe no one would do these activities then they tried to take the first step held some small gatherings and gradually then did a bigger event They set up different stalls again even we have a mini version of the Pillar of Remembrance so I believe in the future we can do even more previously the organizers have held an event It was with a local labor MP to do some engagement I believe these kinds of activities can be numerous So as long as different people come up with different ideas they can help Hong Kong and pass on Hong Kong's culture It can be saved to Hong Kong's language It can be saved to our collective memory It can give a voice to Hong Kong people We tried to do it There are also many people Who volunteered to do Go help explain some photos This is definitely worth encouraging I also hope that when each of us outside of Hong Kong can do more and more we will return to Hong Kong Our chances of reclaiming Hong Kong will only grow larger Thank you very much indeed Finn It was indeed very impressive to have both Finn Dr Ma and also Catherine sharing Because they are a younger generation from Hong Kong and we have to always remember what Hong Kong is like and what we are going to do to make Hong Kong back to a good place As it used to be Thank you to the three guests I'm very glad they're here to give a speech today We can now start our event Today we have a master here Master please come up Master the calligraphy is here then you can write your own red couplets next to it the master taught you how to write you can go over there to write the red couplets a little further we will have Soon Until the end It will have stddev Introduce some New Year foods Some small snacks To help some British people get to know Then teach them Cantonese Everyone can help Of course we have volunteers here They are already handling it But everyone can still help After the event there will be an exhibition and the Pillar of Remembrance I think everyone should help We all can be volunteers Everyone can help When were at 829 I believe there were many friends I've already seen those photos We can step back a bit and show some British people or those who haven 't seen it before and then you can also help explain to them what these photos are about as well as the Cenotaph Let's all help explain it to the people around us then around 1:30 we'll be at the second to last table there will be two for the price of one that's the hat on my head Who hasn't bought it yet and is interested in buying it can go take a look