DAB chairman, Ma Lik, has
defended his controversial comments that there was no massacre in Beijing in 1989. Mr Ma said media reports quoting him as saying Hong Kong was not ready for universal suffrage because many wrongly believed there was a massacre in Tiananmen Square, were 'not comprehensive.' Mr Ma was reported as saying that local students had not received 'proper national' education since the handover, and many still cared nothing about the mainland. He said there had been killings on June 4, but they should not be described as a massacre. Speaking to RTHK, he admitted making rash statements, but stressed that he was not trying to insult those who'd been killed while campaigning for democracy on the mainland. Pro-democracy groups have condemned Mr Ma. Democratic Party legislator, Cheung Man-kwong, urged him
to take part in the
Legislative Council debate on
the issue later this month. Mr
Cheung said he was saddened
by the remarks.
