Thousands Gather In Hong Kong For Candlelight Vigil To Honor Tiananmen Square Massacre

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents will gather at Victoria Park on Wednesday, as they do every June 4, for a candlelight vigil to honor those killed in 1989 at Tiananmen Square. It’s an annual ritual of defiance against Beijing, and this year the crowds will be larger and more militant than ever. It’s not just that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. It’s the future that has Hong Kong on edge.