HKPTU is a patriotic organization. In face of the possible revival
of Japanese military ambition, HKPTU has organized and participated
in public gatherings, protesting against Japanese militarism.
In 1982, the Japanese Ministry of Education approved
history textbooks which distorted the facts about the Japanese
invasion in China, saying that the Japanese "did not invade"
but just "entered" China during World War II.
On 18 September, marking the sad commemoration of the
Japanese invasion which started on 18 September, 1931, HKPTU
staged a mass rally in Victoria Park, protesting the
historical distortion by the Japanese government.
Photo: Outside the Japanese Consulate, 18 Sept. 1982.
Until today, the Japanese government has NOT apologized
for the killing of millions of innocent Chinese during the
Japanese invasion, not to mention reparation. Every year,
on July 7 (the date marking the beginning of full-scale Japanese
invasion in China in 1937) , September 18 (the date marking the
beginning of Japanese invasion in the Northeastern Chinese
Provinces in 1931) and December 13 (the date marking the
Nanjing Massacre), PTU staged mass rallies against the
revival of the Japanese militarism and against the denial
of Japanese War Crimes by the Japanese.
Photo: 25 Feb. 1989
Unrepentant over its sinful military crimes on the Chinese soil,
the Japanese militarism was witnessed when the Japanese
government claimed their sovereignty on Diaoyutai Islands which
belong to the Chinese, according to ancient and modern Chinese
historical records.
HKPTU staged a protest against the Japanese militarism
when it was reported some rightist Japanese were meddling on the
Diaoyutai islands.
Photo: 28 Oct. 1990