The reaction of certain Western media outlets over the arrest of Chow Hang-tung, vice-head of the so-called Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, or Hong Kong Alliance, is almost predictable.
By Pak Yiu and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested on Friday an organiser of annual vigils for the victims of China s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, in what activists see as a suppression of one of the city s most powerful symbols of democratic hope. The arrest of Chow Hang Tung, vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, comes as thousands of police are expected to patrol the city s streets to prevent people from gathering. The heightened vigilance from authorities was a marked departure from Hong Kong s cherished freedoms of speech and assembly, bringing the global financial hub closer in line with mainland China s strict controls on society, activists say. The annual June 4 vigil in Hong Kong s Victoria Park, the world s largest, is widely seen as a symbol of the former British colony s democratic aspirations and desire to preserve its different way of life from mainland China. She o
Hong Kong police on Friday arrested two people for allegedly publicizing a banned candlelight vigil to be held in memory of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.. Two arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly publicizing Tiananmen Massacre vigil | Main | English edition | Agencia EFE
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