Emboldened and pleasantly surprised by the record turnout at the June 4 candle-light vigil, the pan-democratic camp has lost no time in rallying the masses to come out for the July 1 march.
Last week, former chief secretary Anson Chan Fang On-sang urged people to join her at this year's gathering to voice their discontent at the pace of democratic reforms, the accountability system and livelihood policies.
In light of the remarkable increase in the number of young participants at the June 4 rally in Victoria Park, the pan-democratic force has intensified its publicity, using the internet in an effort to lure youngsters to the July 1 rally.
The air of dissatisfaction about the administration of Donald Tsang Yam-kuen grew heavier during the 20th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown.
Now, pan-democrats are hoping to push the public's political sentiments to a new high, six years after the landmark 500,000-strong protest on July 1, 2003.
Although there are no imminent signs of a protest on a scale similar, or even close to, that in 2003, the chief executive is taking no chances.
