Explainer: Is it legal for people in Hong Kong to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown?

Sunday’s anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown is the first since Hong Kong lifted Covid-19 social distancing restrictions. In recent years, the authorities cited anti-epidemic measures as the reason to ban the annual candlelight commemoration in Victoria Park. But, despite arrests on Saturday, there remains no official word on whether a public vigil or commemoration would … Continue reading Explainer: Is it legal for people in Hong Kong to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown?