Tag: 33rd anniversary of June 4

How Can the June 4 Memorial Candlelight Be Kept Alive?

This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre on June 4, 1989. In the past, on June 4 every year, tens of thousands, — at times, hundreds of thousands — of Hong Kong people would come to the Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, to participate in the candlelight vigil hosted by the Hong Kong…


On June 4, Hongkongers Remember Tiananmen 1989 Despite Heavy Police Presence

This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre. Effectively under communist rule, the traditional candlelight vigil on June 4 in Victoria Park has been banned one way or other for the third year. Yet despite warnings from the police and their heavy presence, the people of Hong Kong are still marking the occasion…