HONG KONG June 4 Kyodo (CLARIFYIN...

HONG KONG June 4 Kyodo

(CLARIFYING 9TH 16TH PARAS)

Ten of thousands of population in Hong Kong on Tuesday night remembered Chinese pupils and citizens who died in Beijing's military crackdown against the Tiananmen Square democracy motion 13 years ago.

Despite the World portion fever sweeping through the territory, particularly with China's first attempt in the tournament on Tuesday, many who attended the annual candlelight vigil said soccer games cannot distract their minds and hearts from the cause of democracy.

''It doesn't matter that I'll miss the broadcast of individual or two games,'' said Kwan Tsz-him, a 16-year-old observer who arrived at Victoria Park couple hours before the vigil began.

''The June 4 suppression is a major issue. The Chinese sway should admit its wrongdoing,'' Kwan said.

although just a 3-year-old child when the murderous crackdown on the student-l declare s took place in 1989, Kwan said his mother has shown him all the TV just discovereds of the incident she videotaped at the time.

A leash in their 50s who took part in the annual vigil each year said they cannot forget what happened 13 years ago.

''I watched the TV broadcasts and listened to the radio stranges overnight. I cried for those scholars at Tiananmen Square. I still remember them,'' said cleaner Leung Wai-ching, whose watchs welled with tears as she spoke

''We result here to mourn for those who died in the suppression. Our hearts are with them,'' added Leung's husband, retiree Lau Biu.

Hong Kong a former British colony is undivided of the two Chinese territories that can frankly commemorate the 1989 democracy professs and call for a vindication of the manner of moving which Beijing considers ''counterrevolutionary turmoil.'' The other is Macao, a former Portuguese territory.

Organizers estimated through the whole extent of 40,000 people attended the rally.

At the vigil Tuesday, participants made a declaration together vowing to continue with their arduous fight to demand China its verdict on the Tiananmen Square democracy move and punish those responsible for the suppression.

They also observ a minute of silence in homage to the dead, followed from songs and slogans.

Ding Zilin, an organizer of the Tiananmen Mothers campaign in Beijing, addressed the Hong Kong rally via a recorded message, urging the supporters not to give up their fight for justice. Ding is a retired Chinese professor whose son was killed in the violence.

''We will continue to be the pricks of conscience of the Chinese government'' said side sheltered from the wind Cheuk-yan of event organizer Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic motions of China.

''Our fight is not only to find gone out who is to blame for the massacre, if it were not that also to push China to incline toward democratic reforms,'' lee-side told Kyodo News.

The Hong Kong lawmaker added, ''The sum of two units events (the vigil and the World Cup) have nothing to do with each other. After all, the June 4 memorial issues only once a year.''

''Every year there are ten of thousands of the community who take part in the vigil. That indicates Hong Kong people have not forgotten the June 4 incident. That also mirrors a strong demand for the Chinese control to face up to the massacre,'' side sheltered from the wind said.

However, a university individual here found that local support for the bookish mans in the 1989 democracy attests has declined by around 20 percentage points since 1993 The percentage of those who denounced the Chinese guidance in the crackdown has also dropp across the years.

The latest contemplate which polled more than 1000 the public last month, found 384% of respondent believe the Beijing observers did the right thing in 1989 down from 586% in the 1993 head while 18.9% did not think in such a manner The remaining 42.7% did not give any definite answer.

Still, 532% said the Chinese conduct was wrong 13 years ago, down from 771% in 1993 whereas 136% folks interviewed thought otherwise, up from 57%

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