Hong Kong Protesters Defy Tiananmen Vigil Ban


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Hong Kong Protesters Defy Tiananmen Vigil Ban By Su Xinqi and Yan Zhao on June 04 2020 9:46 PM 0 0 Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters defied a ban against gathering at a park to commemorate Thursday's anniversary of China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, with tensions seething in the financial hub over a planned new security law. The semi-autonomous city had for three decades seen huge vigils to remember those killed when China's communist leaders deployed its military into Beijing's Tiananmen Square to crush a student-led movement for democratic reforms. This year's vigil was banned, with authorities citing coronavirus restrictions on group...