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無論雨怎麼打自由仍是會開花 "No matter how it rains, freedom will blossom", a line from Flower of Freedom, sung at every Tiananmen vigil. By banning this year's event, #HongKong govt may have made it the most meaningful yet. Ppl held vigils across town despite the political storm twitter.com/rachel_cheung1…
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Photo by 何柏佳 from @appledaily_hk of the #JuneFourth vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong tonight.
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Meanwhile, on #AnimalCrossing, Hong Kong players held a digital vigil for the #TiananmenSquareMassacre and recreated iconic scenes of Tank Man and a student riding to the protest in 1989.
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It seems the government ban of the #TiananmenVigil did not deter anyone, and only helped spread it across town. twitter.com/cwylilian/stat… twitter.com/cwylilian/stat…
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The crowd singing Glory To #HongKong, a protest anthem written during the movement last year.
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“Liberate #HongKong; Revolution of Our Time”. A round of slogan chanting at #TiananmenVigil
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The crowd stood and raised their candlelight to the sky.
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“I come every year. But this is the only year where I can finally relate to June Fourth. In the past, we sympathised with mainlanders, who are under crackdown. But now the crackdown is happening right before our eyes,” says Tang, who made a greener electronic candlelight.
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A significant turnout at Victoria Park for the annual Tiananmen vigil in #HongKong, in defiance of the govt ban. Note people holding candlelight are sitting apart and maintaining social distance.
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#HongKong people are ever so resourceful. The gates were meant to shut them out, now they’re turned into benches.
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Small, scattered installations and signs in commemoration of the #TiananmenSquareMassacre and a growing crowd outside the Victoria Park, where #HongKong govt has banned the annual vigil on the grounds of public health.
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This is happening tonight at 9:30pm. May 35, a play on the June Fourth incident. Check it out here - youtu.be/CXRVMTjSGJ0 twitter.com/rachel_cheung1…
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A Wuhan photographer captured this romantic shot as part of a series on life back to the norm after coronavirus. After the photo was published and widely circulated, it was found that both were married - but not to each other - and the man is a father of two.
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Some exits at Mong Kok MTR are closed, while #police stand guard at remaining ones, both in the station and on the ground.
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Saw one of the journalists who was hit by a pepper ball above the ear, though he had a helmet on. It swelled into a huge lump. twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
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#HongKongPolice hold up the blue flag in Central, warning of unlawful assembly and shooing pedestrians from the sidewalk.
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Yet another mass arrest. twitter.com/iamarman88/sta…
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#HongKong police have lately resorted to the use of pepper balls, instead of tear gas. A less than lethal weapon that irritates and makes people choke all the same, but doesn’t have the same visual impact as a cloud of smoke. Def paying more attention to the image of the force. twitter.com/studioincendo/…
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A sense of deja vu in #HongKong as posters for protest pass around online, shops announce they’re joining the general strike and police ramp up security around LegCo, all in preparation for the reading of the controversial National Anthem bill tomorrow.
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In 2015, only a handful independent cinemas dared to screen the film, which is a compilation of five shorts. For the first time in my life, when the film ended, no one uttered a word. The theatre was so silent you could hear a pin drop. twitter.com/hardmaru/statu…
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The anti-national security law protest on Sunday is designated as a riot, according to police. They have also arrested a 16 yro student for assaulting a woman who tried to remove the barriers. He is now charged with riot and assault. Arraignment heading to take place at 2:30pm. twitter.com/hkcnews_com/st…
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Immortalised on #AnimalCrossing, which has fast become the only space for protest graffiti in Hong Kong.
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Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
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