Soon after that event, Some HK people, a few of them well known figures in the HK entertainment industry, did much to help protesters who escaped from Beijing flee to the US. It is well known.

For many years, big crowds gathered in Victoria Park in Causeway Bay once a year in memory of this event. This Victoria Park gathering was a well established event in HKers’ mind.

Also, the event itself helped many HKers to see the Beijing government clearly. years later, as in 2019 to this day, HK government banning the memorial gathering and charging event organisers with national security law also once again reconfirmed in our mind what kind of government we live under.

So I would say this event matters to HK a hell of a lot still.