Hong Kong marks Tiananmen Massacre

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REMEMBERING TIANANMEN. People are seen gathered at Victoria Park during a candlelight vigil held to mark the 24th anniversary of the 1989 crackdown at Tiananmen Square, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2013. Photo by Philippe Lopez/AFP
A candlelight vigil was held on Tuesday, June 4 as tens of thousands of Hong Kongers marked the 24th anniversary of China’s bloody Tiananmen crackdown amid torrential rain and Beijing blocking commemoration attempts. Authorities blocked online searches for a variety of keywords and patrolled landmarks of the crackdown. This didn’t stop the Hong Kongers from commemorating in the Victoria Park where 150,000 people were reported to have attended the vigil. China and Macau are the only places in China that openly commemorate the brutal military intervention.


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