Hong Kong has commemorated 1989 crackdown for decades, but national security law imposed in 2020 has put a stop to annual vigils Hong Kong police have warned that people risk breaking the law if they gather on Saturday to commemorate China's Tiananmen Square crackdown - particularly in the city's Victoria Park, the site of a once-annual candlelit vigil. Discussion of the 1989 clampdown, when the government set troops and tanks on peaceful protesters, is all but forbidden in mainland China.
Hong Kong police warn Tiananmen anniversary gatherings will break the law
The Guardian - 3 Jun 2022 05:30
Hong Kong has commemorated 1989 crackdown for decades, but national security law imposed in 2020 has put a stop to annual vigils Hong Kong police have warned that people risk breaking the law if they gather on Saturday to commemorate China's Tiananmen Square crackdown - particularly in the city's Victoria Park, the site of a once-annual candlelit vigil. Discussion of the 1989 clampdown, when the government set troops and tanks on peaceful protesters, is all but forbidden in mainland China.
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