2006 Protest
The theme for the march in 2006 was "Creating Hopes for Universal Suffrage and Democracy With an Equal and Just Hong Kong (平等公義新香港，民主普選創希望)".
Not only did she openly support the implementation of universal suffrage in Hong Kong via the mass media, former Chief Secretary Anson Chan also called on Hong Kongers to express their desire by taking to the street. Some saw the move as Chan testing the water, paving way to the next Chief Executive election. Chan declined to comment until she formally announced that she has no interests in running for Chief Executive in September.
Like previous years, counter-protest parade was held in the morning while the protest organized by the Civil Human Rights Front started at 15:00 the same afternoon, marching from Victoria Park to Central Government Offices. 58,000 people took part in the protest this year, according to the organizer and the demonstration ended at about 19:00 peacefully.
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