HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered near a Hong Kong park despite a ban on an annual candlelight vigil remembering the deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, and the arrest earlier in the day of an organizer of previous vigils. In past years, tens of thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong to honor those who died when China’s military put down student-led pro-democracy protests 32 years ago. China’s ruling Communist Party has never allowed commemorations on the mainland, and security was increased in the Beijing square. Efforts to suppress public memory of the Tiananmen events have lately turned to Hong Kong, where police again warned residents not to attend the vigil. Police cordoned off parts of Victoria Park to prevent gatherings inside.
Hundreds show up around Hong Kong park despite vigil ban
