回顧六一二 Looking Back on 6.12

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"6.9" (9 June 2019) is going to go down in the history of Hong Kong, with its significant number of one million citizens taking to the streets, unfolding a series of events in its wake.  But "6.12" (12 June 2019) is a date a lot more significant when it comes to our growth in this battle for freedom.

Despite its symbolic number, the "6.9" procession was no different from any other demonstrations over the past two decades, in a sense that it was still led by a pan-dem authority with participants still placed under its shackle.  The focus of the public was still on the number of participants and how the event would look on the news.  Most participants still honoured peacefulness and showed little mercy on or support to the small number of protesters who were brave enough to break away from the conventional peaceful manner.  The failure of such a ritual was blatantly highlighted by the government's announcement right that evening that it would carry on with its second reading as scheduled on Wednesday 12 June.

"6.12" (12 June 2019) was the first time we broke away from the old shackles and replaced the conventional useless means with the BE WATER strategy.  We followed no leadership, we stayed at no fixed spot, we went physical with the armed officers—we owned the matter in our hands.  And we dispersed once we reached our goal (i.e. getting the LegCo paralysed and the extradition bill stalled).

"6.12" was also the date that unfolded the subsequent Battle of Constitution Protection, which managed to expose CCP's latent evil intent on HK under the international limelight and also managed to earn Hong Kong a spot on the China-U.S. trade deal table.

A year gone, we have yet won this battle, not even close.  But we have to hold on with gritted teeth.  Victory is far, but not that remote.

2019年6月9日，星期日，一百萬人上街，人數之多，將在香港史上留下印記。不過，在作戰層面而言，六一二則意義重大得多。

六九大遊行，意義上無異於過往二十年來的遊行︰始終由泛民大台領導，參與者始終沒有拋開「大台」枷鎖，大家關心的始終是晚上宣佈遊行人數的數字和畫面是否夠靚。遊行人士基本上仍堅守「和理非」信念，對於少數勇於衝擊防線的示威者嗤之以鼻，更視之為搞事份子。政府當晚隨即宣布審議程序將會如期繼續，在星期三直上大會二讀，正是六九遊行全然失敗的鐵證。

六一二，群眾拋低「大台」、「和理非」的枷鎖，與衙差奮勇抗戰，是我們的第一次。我們沒有「大台」，沒有紮守陣地，我們採取流水策略，一達到癱瘓議會運作、成功拖延逃犯條例修訂的目的就迅即離場。這是我們第一次決定要用自己的方式行動。

更重要的是，六一二抗爭為「香港憲法保衛戰」掀起序幕。「香港憲法保衛戰」把中共對香港出爾反爾的手段暴露於國際社會眼前，更令香港議題成為美國手上對抗中共的一張牌，從此再無人敢說香港在國際角力之間佔不了一席位。

一年過去，我們還未得勝，日後形勢更為險峻，我們更要咬緊牙關捱下去。勝利雖非近在眼前，但亦非遙不可及。

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