Updated: Hong Kong university dismantles, removes Tiananmen statue from campus
Updated: 8.30am, 24th December (AEDT)Hong Kong, ChinaReuters A leading Hong Kong university has dismantled and removed a statue from its campus site that for more than two decades has commemorated pro-democracy protesters killed during China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989. The artwork, of anguished human torsos, is one of the few remaining public memorials in […]
Hong Kong police arrest four members of group behind Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four members of a pro-democracy group that organises the annual 4th June rally to commemorate those who died in the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in the latest blow to the opposition movement. Activist and barrister Chow Hang Tung of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support […]
Hong Kong holds sombre Tiananmen vigil as Beijing goes into lockdown
Hong Kong/BeijngReuters Tens of thousands joined a sombre candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of Chinese troops opening fire on student-led democracy protesters in and around Tiananmen Square, as authorities in Beijing went into lockdown. Demonstrators gathered in the financial hub’s Victoria Park, holding up candles and placards as […]