A Hong Kong activist has been released after her arrest on suspicion of publicizing a commemoration of China’s deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police seal off park, issue jail threats ahead of banned Tiananmen vigil
Under tightened Chinese control of the city, authorities are trying to stamp out the memory of the bloody crackdown. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong not dead yet, says Tiananmen veteran taking lone stand in park for June 4 vigil
Han Dongfang, a veteran Tiananmen Square activist, says Hong Kong should not lose heart despite a heavy China-led crackdown on its freedoms, as he defied police warnings and sat quietly on a park ... ( read original story ...)
Scuffles as Hong Kong bans Tiananmen vigil
Security was tight overnight Friday in Hong Kong,as police locked down a park that hosts an annual vigil for the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.The vigil is usually the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong parking space sells for $1.3M, sets new world record
A parking space in an affluent Hong Kong neighborhood sold for $1.3 million -- a new world record. The parking space at the luxury Mount Nicholson residential project was sold by Wharf Holdings Ltd. ( read original story ...)
Thousands in Hong Kong Defy Police Ban to Remember Tiananmen Victims
Despite a ban on the gathering as Beijing continues its crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong, people turned out Friday with cellphones lighted to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. ( read original story ...)
Hundreds gather near Hong Kong park despite vigil ban
Hundreds of people have gathered near a Hong Kong park despite a ban on an annual candlelight vigil to remember the deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and the arrest earlier in the day of ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds Ignore Hong Kong Ban on Tiananmen Memorial, March Around Park
Large parts of Victoria Park, where people have gathered in past years, were cordoned off ahead of the vigil. Police told people not to participate in unauthorized assemblies, which could mean a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters try to mark Tiananmen anniversary as China cracks down
People look at police officers standing guard at Victoria Park on the 32nd anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, in Hong Kong, June 4. REU ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists struggle to keep memory of Tiananmen alive under security law
Hong Kong feels more jittery than usual Friday as it marks the 32nd anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen crackdown. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Warn People Not to Attend Tiananmen Memorial, Arrest Organizer
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 ...)
Hong Kong bans vigil for Tiananmen Square victims for second year in row and arrests one of its organizers
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 ...)
Hong Kong Vigil Organizer Arrested On Tiananmen Anniversary
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 ...)
Hong Kong struggles to keep Tiananmen spirit alive as China cracks down
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 ...)