Hong Kong Police Block Tiananmen Square Vigil, Citing Coronavirus Concerns
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Hong Kong Police Block Tiananmen Square Vigil, Citing Coronavirus Concerns

Hong Kong Police Block Tiananmen Square Vigil, Citing Coronavirus Concerns. For the first time in 30 years, police in Hong Kong have denied permission for organizers to hold an annual vigil for victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Lee Cheuk-yan, who chairs the alliance that organized the event, told the South China Morning Post that he believes the government was using the pandemic to shut down the demonstration.

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