Tuesday marks 35 years since Chinese soldiers stormed the square and opening fire on peaceful protesters.
4 June 2024 Extract: Chinese and Hong Kong exiles joined activists in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere to remember the events of June 1989.
More than 2,000 people attended a vigil in Toronto, including the city’s mayor. A vigil was also organised on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, while a series of events including public discussions, an exhibition and play have taken place in London.
Campaign group Hong Kong Watch stressed it was important that June 4 be remembered.
“Those who live in freedom must uphold our responsibility to make sure that 4 June 1989 is never forgotten,” said the group’s founder and chief executive, Benedict Rogers. “We must ensure that candles are lit and memories rekindled in every corner of the world in honour of the courage and sacrifice of those who protested in 1989. The truth must not be erased.”
