British consular officials inspect scene of Massacre in Canton, China 1925.On June 21, 1925, workers in Hong Kong and Canton went on strike. Two days later, on June 23, over 100,000 people convened in Eastern Jiaochang (Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium), announcing plans to remove imperialism, cancel the unfair treaty. At 3 am when the protest had moved to the west bridge, British and French soldiers, perceiving gunshots, began to fire on the protesters. In addition, British warships fired on the north coast of Shaman. Over 50 were killed and more than 170 people were seriously injured.