HONG KONG: On Sunday, June 4, the 34th celebration of the Tiananmen Square assault, Hong Kong police detained some pro-democracy figures, including the head of a significant opposition party, according to AFP reporters.
Former activist and League of Social Democrats leader Chan Po-ying was in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay shopping area, which has long served as a focal point for memorials to the Chinese affair of June 4, 1989.
Chan was immediately apprehended by police and taken into a vehicle while holding two flowers, one of the tiny LED candles that are frequently seen during the annual vigil.
Grandma Wong, a well-known democracy activist, was even removed earlier on Sunday. The 67-year-old was carrying plants at the time.
Past president of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and seasoned blogger Mak Yin-ting were both detained at Causeway Bay.
At least 10 people were detained on Sunday in the commercial area, according to AFP investigators.
One of them yelled,” Increase lights!” and was a girl. ‘ Lament 64’! – abbreviation for the delicate day.
Another was a young man wearing all-black who was carrying the book” 35th of May ,” which in mainland China was another way of expressing the four weeks following May 31.