The Chinese territory, whose annual vigils marking the 1989 crackdown in Beijing were a symbol of its relative freedoms, may not hold a public commemoration for the first time. ( read original story ...)
For Hong Kong students, commemorating Tiananmen now requires ‘hide and seek’
Goddess of Democracy figurines have been hidden across the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus to remember the June 4, 1989 massacre. ( read original story ...)
Police patrol Hong Kong park amid Tiananmen vigil ban
Dozens of police officers are patrolling Hong Kong’s Victoria Park after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 19 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities snuff out Tiananmen Square commemorations
Commemorations in Hong Kong of the Tiananmen Square massacre have largely been snuffed out, as authorities have sought to crush observance of the crackdown on student protesters i ... ( read original story ...)
Tiananmen anniversary: US hails the ‘brave’ 33 years on as Hong Kong warns against gatherings
US ‘will not forget June 4’, says Blinken, while Taiwain set to be only part of Chinese-speaking world where public commemorations permitted ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police warn against unauthorized gatherings ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Hong Kong police appear ready to enforce a ban on gatherings marking the Saturday anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising and violent Chinese government suppression of that protest. ( read original story ...)
The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s freedoms: gone, but not forgotten
Editorial: China has silenced dissent in the city, but exiles are finding ways to keep its spirit alive ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, memories of China’s Tiananmen Square massacre are being erased
For decades it was a symbol of freedom on Chinese controlled soil: every June 4, come rain or shine, tens of thousands of people would descend on Victoria Park in Hong Kong to commemorate the victims ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police warn Tiananmen anniversary gatherings will break the law
Hong Kong has been commemorating the 1989 crackdown for decades, but the national security law imposed in 2020 has put a stop to annual vigils ... ( read original story ...)
Police in Hong Kong warn over vigil as Tiananmen ‘erased’
For the first time, Hong Kong will not host an official memorial for the victims of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 as the city’s national security law takes full effect. Every year for ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, Authorities Ban Tiananmen Square Vigil for 3rd Year
Hong Kong’s vast Victoria Park, which for decades has hosted a candlelight vigil to remember China's 1989 Tiananmen massacre, is expected to be largely crowd-free on Saturday as the far-reaching ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents to pay more for gas from August, after Towngas announces first tariff hike in three years
Hong Kong and China Gas (Towngas) will raise its basic tariff by 4.4 per cent from August, but the dominant gas supplier said around 70 per cent of domestic households will pay no more than an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Palace Museum names auditorium in honour of Jockey Club’s contribution
This is in recognition of the HK$3.5 billion donation made by the Club’s Charities Trust to construct the museum. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong holds groundbreaking ceremony of Chinese Medicine Hospital
A groundbreaking ceremony of Hong Kong's Chinese Medicine Hospital and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute was held here on Thursday, ... ( read original story ...)