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Images of Victoria park in central Hong Kong, which is empty for the first time in 32 years on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown IMAGES
A woman is taken away by police in Hong Kong on the 34th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown. The woman was stopped by police in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay while wearing yellow and black clothing and brandishing a card with the words "conscience" in Chinese characters, before she was transported away in a police vehicle. IMAGES
Heavy security presence in Hong Kong as the city marks the 33rd anniversary of China's Tiananmen crackdown. Police officers conduct searches at Victoria Park, where traditionally vigils were held on the day of Tiananmen anniversary. In Causeway Bay, near the park, police officers are also on guard, ushering a pro-democracy activist away from the premise. IMAGES
Hong Kong police cordon off the city's main Victoria Park, ordering those playing sports to leave, as China's Communist Party celebrated its centenary which coincides with the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China by colonial Britain. The force said they had seen online calls for people to attend "banned rallies", so they were closing the grounds. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung was released on bail after being arrested Friday in the financial hub accused of promoting a banned annual vigil held every year in the city in memory of the victims of the Tiananmen massacre, according to local press reports.Public television RTHK said Chow -- vice president of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic and Democratic Movements of China, the organization that organized the vigil -- was released Friday after posting a bail of HKD 10,000 Hong Kong ($ 1,300).No charges have been brought against her, although she will have to re-report to police on Jul. 5, according to RTHK. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS THE VIGIL COMMEMORATING THE MASSACRE’S 32ND ANNIVERSARY, IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Jun 4 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Jerome Favre) .- The Tiananmen massacre celebrated its 32nd anniversary on Friday with the usual silence in Beijing, while in Hong Kong the local police banned the annual vigil in memory of victims and detained an activist for promoting her on social media.FOOTAGE FROM THE VIGIL IN HONG KONG IN HONOR OF THE VICTIMS OF THE TIANANMEN MASSACRE.
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