Hong Kong activist Chow Hang Tung was released on bail on Saturday, a day after she was detained on suspicion of promoting an unauthorised assembly to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Beijing.
Hong Kong Citizens Hold Annual Peaceful Candlelight Vigil for Victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre
Hong Kong authorities unexpectedly caved in to demands from citizens and the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China under pressure. Thousands of Hongkongers entered Victoria Park and held a peaceful annual candlelight vigil for those killed in the 1989 military crackdown upon pro-democracy civilians in Beijing.
Similar commemorative activities were also staged in more than ten locations, including Tsim Sha Tsui, Sai Ying Pun, Tsuen Wan, and Tuen Mun.
On May 27, police issued a notice of objection to the application by the Alliance. On June 3, they took action to control the entrances to Victoria Park, banning citizens from entering for June 4th commemorations.
Taipei, June 5 (CNA) Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Saturday urged China's government to end its political repression after several Hong Kongers were arrested Friday for marking the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Chow Hang Tung, vice-chairwoman of the group responsible for organising a banned candlelit vigil in Hong Kong last year to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, was arrested.
5 June 2021 • 12:25pm
Hong Kong activist Chow Hang Tung was released from police detention on bail on Saturday, a day after her arrest.
As she walked out of the police station Chow, Vice Chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, said that the absurd charges against her were an abuse of power .
Chow urged people to see beyond the legal technicalities of her case and open your eyes to attempts to cover up the crime of the killers in China s deadly crackdown in Beijing s Tiananmen Square.
On Friday police said that they arrested a 36-year-old woman from the Hong Kong Alliance as she was publicising an unauthorised assembly via social media despite the police ban on an annual candlelight vigil to commemorate the deadly 1989 crackdown.