Protesters march in front of the Liaison Office of the central government in Hong Kong on June 7
More than 1,500 people gathered in central Hong Kong Wednesday evening to mourn what many call ?suspicious? death of a disabled mainland Chinese pro-democracy activist.
The protest took place just three days after 25,000 protesters took to the streets calling for Beijing to investigate the death.
A week ago, relatives found deaf and blind Li Wangyang with a cord tied around his neck and attached to a window, his feet still on the ground, in his hospital room in Shaoyang in central Hunan province.
Chinese officials say the 61-year-old, who spent 21 years in jail for his part in the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement, took his own life. But activists say no suicide note was found, while relatives have complained that they were pressured to cremate the body.
On Tuesday, Dr. York Chow, the outgoing food and health secretary, became the first Hong Kong official to question Beijing?s version of events.
?It would be hard for a severely disabled person to commit suicide, even if he wanted to,? Chow told reporters.
Donald Tsang, the outgoing chief executive of Hong Kong, said in a press conference on Wednesday that he believed ?the central government and the relevant mainland authorities can definitely listen to the views of the Hong Kong public.?
Report from ucanews.com
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