Hong Kong 818 incident
On 16 August 2011 Li Keqiang began a three-day visit to promote development between Hong Kong and Mainland China.
[8] According to Johannes Chan, the Dean of the Faculty of Law at HKU, keeping the students in the zone constituted false imprisonment and could be the basis for a civil suit against the police.
[8] In a statement to the HKU community, president Tsui admitted that the security arrangements could have been better planned and organised, and apologised to the university's students and alumni for not having been able to prevent the unhappy incident.
[10][11] David Wilson, one of the two keynote speakers (the other being Li Keqiang) and the second-to-last pre-handover governor of Hong Kong, was given a seat in the second row.
[11] About 48 hours after Li Keqiang's departure, 300 members of the Hong Kong Journalists Association dressed in black and protested outside the police headquarters in Central.
[12] On the night of 26 August, a group of 1000 teachers, students, and regular citizens gathered on the campus's Zhongshan square to protest against the 818 incident and conduct a candlelight vigil.
[13] In response, school president Tsui claimed that the liberties and freedom of HKU and its students were not violated and that he would not participate in the rally.
The sponsors included former ICAC commissioner Fanny Law, Liberal party vice chairwomen Selina Chow, former Hospital Authority HR director Dr Ko Wing-man, and Pro-Beijing camp Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong member Choy So-yuk.
[14] During a meeting on 29 August, Andy Tsang said the students refused to leave, lingering in the staircase, and directed profanities at the officers.
[5] On 17 August, a day prior to the 818 incident, a Laguna City resident wearing a T-shirt with the Tiananmen square 4 June protest slogan was removed by police before Li's arrival to visit a civil servant.
[11] Instead, the invited guests included real estate tycoons Li Ka-shing and Lee Shau-kee, as well as casino tycoon Stanley Ho, who occupied front row seats,[12] this despite Li Keqiang naming Hong Kong's unaffordable housing as a key concern during his visit.
[3][4] In October 2011, school president Tsui Lap-chee announced his intention to step down from his position,[26] but did not give a reason related to these events.
