Thirty years ago, every June 4, tens of thousands gather in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to take part in a candlelight vigil in memory of the more than 1,000 peaceful protesters who were shot dead on the same day in 1989 in Tiananmen Square in Hong Kong. Beijing, when the Chinese Communist regime sent soldiers and tanks to suppress people who were peacefully demonstrating for democracy.
Thirty years ago, every June 4, tens of thousands gather in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to take part in a candlelight vigil in memory of the more than 1,000 peaceful protesters who were shot dead on the same day in 1989 in Tiananmen Square in Hong Kong. Beijing, when the Chinese Communist regime sent soldiers and tanks to suppress people who were peacefully demonstrating for democracy.
On the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations, and the citizens taking to the streets, the Hong Kong police deployed dozens of its elements in the city.
The police officers detained an opposition party leader, a prominent pro-democracy activist, and at least seven others.
