Tiananmen Square massacre marked with Hong Kong vigil - News Summed Up

Tiananmen Square massacre marked with Hong Kong vigil


More than 100,000 gather for anniversary but many fear for future of commemorationMore than 100,000 people have gathered in Hong Kong for a candlelight vigil to mark the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Two days after his death, on 17 April, several hundred students marched to Tiananmen Square and laid a wreath to him. On 5 June, an unidentified young man stood in front of a tank convoy leaving Tiananmen Square, in a final act of defiance. “Hong Kong allows our people to hold the annual June 4 candlelight vigils. The Guardian travelled to Hong Kong with the assistance of the Judith Neilson Institute.


Source: The Guardian June 04, 2019 14:56 UTC



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