Hong Kong police ban Tiananmen vigil for first time in 30 years
Candlelight vigils in Hong Kong marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown usually attract hundreds of thousands of people, as this one in Victoria Park did in 2019 (AFP Photo/Philip FONG)/ Hong Kong police on Monday banned an upcoming vigil marking the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary citing the coronavirus pandemic, the first time the gathering has been halted in three decades. The candlelight June 4 vigil usually attracts huge crowds and is the only place on Chinese soil where such a major commemoration of the anniversary is still ...
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