Arrests in Hong Kong as world marks Tiananmen Square anniversary
Authorities try to stamp out any public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of massacre
Hong Kong authorities on Saturday detained several people as they pounced on any attempt at public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, while around the world tributes were paid to the victims of the bloody event.
As night fell, candles appeared in the windows of several foreign countries’ missions to Hong Kong – in defiance of a warning not to do so – and on various street corners around the city.