Hong Kong police barricaded a park that has been the site of annual vigils for victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, but hundreds of people defiantly flowed around the park’s perimeter
HONG KONG—Hong Kong police blanketed a busy shopping district late Saturday and stopped people entering a park that traditionally held a mass candlelight vigil on the anniversary ofMuch of the park was barricaded throughout
Saturday, but hundreds of people quietly flowed around the park’s perimeter in the evening. Many who staged small acts of defiance were stopped and searched by police amid an overwhelming security presence. Occasional scuffles broke out.
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