Anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989

(4 Jun 2022)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Hong Kong – 4 June 1998  
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1. Various of first candlelight vigil in Victoria Park after the return of Hong Kong to China
2. Various of wreath in the rain
3. Wide of vigil
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Hong Kong – 4 June 2019
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4. Various of candlelight vigil at Victoria Park to remember 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown at 30th commemoration of the event  
5. Various of vigil
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ARCHIVE: Hong Kong – 4 June 2020
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6. Various of leaders of the now disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, best known for organizing the annual vigil to mark China's crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989, gathering outside Victoria Park
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7. Various of unauthorized candlelight vigil in Victoria Park
8. Top shot of vigil
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ARCHIVE: Hong Kong – 4 June 2021  
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9. Various of people gathered near Various Park, despite a police ban on the annual candlelight vigil to remember China's deadly crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square
10. Various of Victoria Park  
STORYLINE:  
Saturday is the 33rd anniversary of the bloody crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989.
For many years, Hong Kong held a huge candlelight vigil at Victoria Park, but authorities started cracking down in 2020.  
Dozens of police officers patrolled Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
For decades, an annual candlelight vigil would be held in the park to remember China’s deadly crackdown on protesters demanding greater democracy in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989.
The vigil organizers, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, disbanded last year after many of its leaders were arrested on suspicion of violating the national security law.
Authorities have cited risks from the coronavirus for banning the public commemoration over the past three years.
A government statement Friday said that parts of Victoria Park, which traditionally served as the venue for the candlelight vigil, would be partially closed as it may be used for “illegal activities.” The move was to “prevent any unauthorized assemblies” in the park and to reduce the possibility of COVID-19 spread.
Earlier in the week, a police superintendent warned that anyone who gathered in a group “at the same place, with the same time and with a common purpose to express certain views” could be considered part of an unauthorized assembly.
Critics say the ban on the annual commemoration activities is part of a crackdown on political dissent and a sign that Hong Kong is losing its freedoms as Beijing tightens its grip over the semi-autonomous Chinese city. They also say that authorities are using the pandemic as an excuse to infringe on their right to assemble.
Since the British handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997, the city has been governed under a “one country, two systems” framework that gives it freedoms not found on the mainland, including freedom of speech and assembly.
For years, Hong Kong and Macao were the only places on Chinese soil allowed to commemorate the Tiananmen massacre. In China, keywords such as “Tiananmen massacre” and “June 4” are strictly censored online, and people are not allowed to publicly mark the events.
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