Hong Kong marks Tiananmen massacre for what many fear will be the last time – CNN

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    Lee Cheuk-yan, chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements, is seen standing at the June 4 Museum, dedicated to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on May 20, 2020 in Hong Kong.Lee Cheuk-yan, chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements, is seen standing at the June 4 Museum, dedicated to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on May 20, 2020 in Hong Kong.
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    A candlelight vigil, held in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Tuesday, remembered the victims of the 1989 massacre in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.A candlelight vigil, held in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Tuesday, remembered the victims of the 1989 massacre in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
    The annual candlelight vigil has been taking place in Hong Kong's Victoria Park since 1990. The vigil calls for the release of all dissidents, rehabilitation of the 1989 pro-democracy movement, accountability for the massacre, the end of one-party dictatorship and the start of a democratic China.The annual candlelight vigil has been taking place in Hong Kong's Victoria Park since 1990. The vigil calls for the release of all dissidents, rehabilitation of the 1989 pro-democracy movement, accountability for the massacre, the end of one-party dictatorship and the start of a democratic China.
    For many who lived in Hong Kong in 1989, the massacre quashed their hopes that a rapidly reforming China would also bring democracy to the city. "Young people in China were demanding democracy," Lee Cheuk-yan, one of the organizers, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/02/asia/june-4-tiananmen-china-hong-kong/index.html" target="_blank">told CNN in 2017.</a> "We felt that if they made it, it meant Hong Kong would not have to live under an authoritarian regime." The massacre forever changed the character of Hong Kong, Lee said. "In the past we were something of an economic city, but after 1989 we became a political city."For many who lived in Hong Kong in 1989, the massacre quashed their hopes that a rapidly reforming China would also bring democracy to the city. "Young people in China were demanding democracy," Lee Cheuk-yan, one of the organizers, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/02/asia/june-4-tiananmen-china-hong-kong/index.html" target="_blank">told CNN in 2017.</a> "We felt that if they made it, it meant Hong Kong would not have to live under an authoritarian regime." The massacre forever changed the character of Hong Kong, Lee said. "In the past we were something of an economic city, but after 1989 we became a political city."
    While <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/04/asia/hong-kong-tiananmen/" target="_blank">attendance at the annual vigil has fluctuated</a> — with some, particularly younger people, complaining that the focus on democracy in China ignores more pressing demands for reform in the city — key anniversaries have always brought massive numbers to Victoria Park. According to the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, more than 200,000 people attended a commemoration in 2009, and 180,000 came out in 2014 for the 25th anniversary.While <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/04/asia/hong-kong-tiananmen/" target="_blank">attendance at the annual vigil has fluctuated</a> — with some, particularly younger people, complaining that the focus on democracy in China ignores more pressing demands for reform in the city — key anniversaries have always brought massive numbers to Victoria Park. According to the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, more than 200,000 people attended a commemoration in 2009, and 180,000 came out in 2014 for the 25th anniversary.
    Tens of thousands filled Victoria Park on Tuesday, ignoring sweltering heat and threatening clouds overhead. Most wore black and almost all held candles overhead. The crowd chanted: "Demand accountability for the massacre! End one-party dictatorship! Build a democratic China!"Tens of thousands filled Victoria Park on Tuesday, ignoring sweltering heat and threatening clouds overhead. Most wore black and almost all held candles overhead. The crowd chanted: "Demand accountability for the massacre! End one-party dictatorship! Build a democratic China!"
    Students at the University of Hong Kong clean the "Pillar of Shame" statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 crackdown.Students at the University of Hong Kong clean the "Pillar of Shame" statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 crackdown.
    Students at the University of Hong Kong observe a minute of silence in front of the "Pillar of Shame" statue.Students at the University of Hong Kong observe a minute of silence in front of the "Pillar of Shame" statue.
    A Chinese paramilitary police officer stands guard in front of Mao Zedong's portrait on Beijing's Tiananmen Gate on Tuesday.A Chinese paramilitary police officer stands guard in front of Mao Zedong's portrait on Beijing's Tiananmen Gate on Tuesday.
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