Hong Kong protesters defy police ban to gather for Tiananmen vigil


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People in Hong Kong gather for a vigil on Thursday evening to remember the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, despite police permission for the event being denied. © AP MICHELLE CHAN, Nikkei staff writer, and KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asian Review chief business news correspondent June 4, 2020 18:34 JST Updated on June 5, 2020 00:01 JST | Hong Kong Copy Copied HONG KONG -- Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police order and gathered peacefully Thursday to mark the 31st anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, just hours after the city's legislature passed a contentious...