Hong Kong protest on Tiananmen

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Thousands have marched in Hong Kong to the forthcoming 20th Anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre, in one of the few events on Chinese soil. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of people have been killed in China's crackdown on pro-democracy protests. There was no official investigation, so that the exact number of dead remains unclear. Among the masses in Hong Kong on Sunday was Xiong Yan, a leading student protester during demonstrations in 1989, lives in exile in the United States. He was in Hong Kong on Saturday, to his surprise, he told the news agency AFP, was back on several previous occasions. He told cheering crowds: "I feel like I have returned home." Many at the protest wore black and white, to symbolize mourning. Police said at least 4700 people had gathered. Tens of thousands more are expected to attend a candle light vigil on Thursday. China still considers the Tiananmen protests "counter-revolutionary", but they are openly marked each year in Hong Kong because it is ruled under a separate political system. Many of the participants in the events, see the opportunity, as important for the preservation of Hong Kong, the freedom of speech. One of the Hong Kong University poll published on Wednesday that 69% of the Hong Kong think that the crackdown was a mistake, and 61% believe that the Chinese government should stop condemning the protests. "June 4 was a time when a group of people sacrificed their lives for democracy. We need to remember their efforts," said Steve Chan demonstrator. Comments Please login to post comments or replies.