The Tiananmen crackdown occurred on June 4, 1989 ending months of student-led demonstrations in China. It is estimated that hundreds, perhaps thousands, died when the People’s Liberation Army cracked down on protesters in Beijing.
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3 Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group activists appeal against national security conviction and sentence
Three former leaders of the group which once organised Hong Kong’s annual mass Tiananmen vigils have filed an appeal against conviction and sentence for refusing to comply with a data demand from national security police. Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan, and Tsui Hon-kwong, former standing committee members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic…
Hong Kong student fined HK$8,000 for putting stickers on lampposts on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
A student from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been fined HK$8,000 for putting stickers on lampposts and road signs on the anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown last year. Miles Kwan appeared in front of magistrate Tsang Hing-tung at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday. He stood accused of criminal damage. Kwan,…
the tiananmen massacre: 32 years on
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS ON 1989
National security does not require Hong Kong judges to dabble in history
We are often told that national security judges are just like the other judges – same oath, same impartiality and all that. In the light of recent performances we must fervently hope that this is not the case. Consider, for example, the latest outing by Judge Kwok Wai-kin. Judge Kwok is a generous source of…
Why Taiwan’s welcome mat for Hongkongers is wearing thin
By Hilton Yip In the past three years since mass protests swept Hong Kong in 2019, Taiwan has been seen as a haven for those looking to flee the authorities or start afresh in a democratic society. With a government that had voiced support for the protests, a sympathetic civil society, and ethnic and cultural…
Why banning Hong Kong’s Tiananmen crackdown commemorations highlights the authorities’ insecurities
Another anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown has come and gone. This year – like last year – the authorities mobilised thousands of police officers to ensure that no organised event took place. Officials closed Victoria Park and ramped up stop and searches, threatening anyone who looked “suspicious” with possible national security law violations, such as…
The Tiananmen Massacre statue and the purging of Hong Kong
A nightmarish eight-metre-high tangerine-coloured cenotaph composed of intertwined naked bodies with hands outreached and mouths agape, the Pillar of Shame was never a subtle symbol. Today, however, it is truly performing its identity, heaping shame upon shame as the university that has housed it for a quarter of a century demands its removal. Yet the…
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HKFP Lens: Darkness in the park – Three decades of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Police sealed off Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on Saturday, blocking access to the only venue in China where the commemoration of the crackdown on June 4, 1989 in Beijing has traditionally been allowed over the past 30 years. Police made six arrests – for unauthorised assembly, obstructing police and for possession of an offensive weapon.…
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong press group announces winners of annual news photo contest
The Hong Kong Press Photographers Association (HKPPA) announced the winners of its annual Focus at the Frontline news photo contest on Sunday. Photo of the Year HK01 photojournalist Liu Ngan Hung won the Photo of the Year award for his picture of workers removing the Pillar of Shame – a statue that honoured those who…
HKFP Lens: Hongkongers mark Tiananmen Massacre 32nd anniversary amid police ban – Part 2
Hongkongers wandered around Causeway Bay holding candles and waving their phone flashlights to commemorate victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre on Friday evening. Police raised warning flags and stopped and searched black-clad people, some holding electronic candles. Victoria Park was empty on June 4 for the first time in 32 years after the force…
HKFP Lens: Hundreds of Hongkongers mark Tiananmen Massacre 32nd anniversary amid police ban – Part 1
Wearing black, clutching flowers and candles, and waving mobile phone flashlights, Hongkongers found ways to commemorate the Tiananmen Massacre on its 32nd anniversary on Friday despite police warnings and heavy law enforcement deployment across the city.
HKFP Lens: Thousands remember Tiananmen victims and chant pro-democracy slogans across Hong Kong
Thousands in Hong Kong gathered across various districts to remember the Tiananmen Massacre victims on Thursday – the 31st anniversary of the bloody crackdown. Despite the coronavirus-related police ban of the annual candlelight vigil at Victoria Park, the football pitches were filled as crowds observed a moment’s silence and sang commemorative songs. HKFP’s May James…
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In Blue Island, a documentary destined never to be shown in Hong Kong, ex-protesters recreate city’s history
For the second year in a row, a Hong Kong documentary has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature at Taiwan’s upcoming Golden Horse Awards. And just like last year’s Revolution of Our Times, Blue Island has never been publicly screened on home soil. Blue Island’s director Chan Tze-woon did not bother to submit his 97-minute…
Exclusive: University of Hong Kong makes library users register to access some politically sensitive books
The library at Hong Kong’s top university has introduced a new system under which readers must register in advance to gain access to some politically sensitive books or archive materials. A Hong Kong researcher said the new policy, which follows moves by the city’s public libraries to remove some titles, might impede study of more…
The Hong Kong returnees who want to leave again
It is rare for an education-obsessed Asian mother to let her child drop out of classes in the middle of a school year. But in April, Pauline Choy took her 14-year-old daughter out of secondary school and let her stay home. The teenager is enjoying an extra-long summer holiday before leaving Hong Kong to study…
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