去年6月15日，年僅35歲的反送中抗爭者梁凌杰，穿着黃色雨衣，背上寫有「林鄭殺港 黑警冷血」，於金鐘太古廣場以死相諫政府撤回修例，是反送中運動裏首名犧牲的抗爭者。家屬一直希望經過正常程序，由警方向死因庭申請召開聆訊。代表梁父的律師曾多次向警方發信，要求對方提交調查報告，包括驗屍報告及相關紀錄，但警方一直沒回應，只確認已收到律師來信，至今毫無寸進。
梁凌杰逝世後翌日，觸發200萬名港人上街反對修例、追究警暴，成為香港歷史上最多人參與的遊行，大批市民當天行經事發地點太古廣場時，獻花致哀。
發起當天遊行的民陣，呼籲港人今日穿黑衣和繫白絲帶悼念梁凌杰，網民呼籲多區悼念，包括金鐘太古廣場、銅鑼灣崇光百貨外、旺角銀座廣場、屯門公園等。
大批市民今晚6時在金鐘太古廣場外，悼念梁凌杰，部分手持白花及點燃了的蠟燭。有人穿上一件類似梁凌杰墜樓時穿着的黃雨衣，人們將花槽設置為臨時祭壇，在該處放置。有人高舉「光復香港、時代革命」黑旗及殖民地時代香港旗。
參與悼念會人士在晚上6:40已有逾千人，無懼數百名防暴警員在會場巡邏。
大批人下班後加入，人群大大增加了。 到晚上8時，估計逾萬人參加追悼。
Over 1,000 Mourn Leung Ling-kit’s Death in Central 1 Year On
On 15 June last year, Leung Ling-kit, a protester wearing a yellow raincoat with “Carrie Lam Killing Hong Kong, Evil Police Cold-blooded” written on his back, stood high above Pacific Place in Admiralty, demanding the Hong Kong government to withdraw the amendment to the extradition laws. Unfortunately, he fell and died. He was the first protester who passed away in the anti-extradition movement and awakened more Hong Kong people to join the struggle.
His family has always hoped that the police will apply for a hearing to acertain the cause of death through normal procedures. The lawyer representing Leung’s father has sent letters to the police many times, asking them to submit investigation reports, including autopsy reports and related records, but the police failed to respond, only acknowledging the letters were received. So far, no progress has been made.
Leung’s death triggered a record 2 million people to march on the next day against extradition and police brutality, the most attended march in Hong Kong’s history. A large number of citizens mourned when they passed through the Pacific Place where the incident occurred.
The Civil Human Right Front, organiser of the march on that day, called on Hong Kong people to wear black with white ribbons to mourn Leung today. Netizens called for mourning in multiple districts, including Pacific Place in Admiralty, outside Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay, Ginza Plaza in Mong Kok, Tuen Mun Park, etc.
A large number of citizens gathered to mourn Leung outside Pacific Place in Admiralty at 6 pm, some holding white flowers and lighted candles. A man wore a yellow raincoat similar to that Leung wore when he fell. People set the flowers trough as a temporary altar and placed A black flag of “Free Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Time” and colonial era Hong Kong flags was raised.
There were over 1,000 people at the memorial gathering by 6:40 pm, undaunted by the hundreds of riot police officers were on alert and patrolling the venue.
The crowd swelled greatly as many joined after work. By 8 pm, an estimated over 10,000 attended.
