HONG KONG—To commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China (the Alliance) held a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park on June 4, 2010.
To date, Hong Kong is still the only place on Chinese soil where memorials to the Tiananmen Square massacre are allowed.
Szeto Wah, Alliance chairperson, said at the vigil that although he is 79 years old and suffers from cancer, he would attend future memorial activities with supporters as long as he lives.
Suppression
Szeto said this year’s activities organized by the Alliance have encountered more interference than in prior years. The police confiscated two statues of the “Goddess of Democracy” and a relief sculpture (carving) depicting the massacre and arrested 13 staff workers.
In addition, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), claiming “political neutrality,” initially refused to allow the new “Goddess of Democracy” statue to be shown on campus.
