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Hong Kong feels more jittery than usual Friday as it marks the 32nd anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen crackdown. ( read original story ...)

Each year, tens of thousands of people flock to Hong Kong's Victoria Park to pay tribute to those killed when China's military drove tanks through student-led pro-democracy protests on June 4, 1989. ( read original story ...)

Tens of thousands attended the vigil in past years for victims of China's brutal crackdown but it was forbidden for the second straight year. ( read original story ...)

People were warned not to attend a banned vigil remembering the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown as authorities mute China’s last pro-democracy voices. ( read original story ...)

As Beijing tightens its grip on Hong Kong, it has also restricted efforts to mark the anniversary of its military crackdown on June 4, 1989 — just as it has long done on the mainland. ( read original story ...)

Officials have banned the annual June 4 vigil, as a new security law looms over commemorations of the 1989 crackdown. Hong Kongers wonder how long the memory will remain. ( read original story ...)

Under tightened Chinese control of the city, authorities are trying to stamp out the memory of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. ( read original story ...)

A member of the committee that organizes Hong Kong's annual candlelight vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown was arrested early Friday on the 32nd anniversary, local media reported. ( read original story ...)

Israel-based web host Wix made an error in pulling a Hong Kong democracy website from its servers following a takedown request by the Chinese financial hub's police, the company said Friday. ( read original story ...)

Pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung has been arrested by Hong Kong police for promoting unauthorised assembly. Her arrest comes on the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Ms ... ( read original story ...)

A member of the committee that organizes Hong Kong's annual candlelight vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown was arrested early Friday on the 32nd anniversary, local media reported. ( read original story ...)

Thousands of Hong Kong police are expected to surround a central park and patrol the city's streets on Friday to prevent people from gathering to commemorate the 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in ... ( read original story ...)

Some global banks, funds and other financial services providers say they are stepping up hiring in Hong Kong, in a sign the city's unique position as a financial gateway to China is outweighing ... ( read original story ...)

Unusually for Hong Kong, it has a chimney. From this high up the Victoria Peak, the view takes in almost the entire territory. In the distance, the skyscrapers of Kowloon shimmer eastward beneath a ... ( read original story ...)