For years, a candlelit rally in Hong Kong has taken place as the only mass memorial of the Tiananmen massacre held on Chinese soil and a key emblem of the semi-autonomous city's political freedoms. Every year, that is, until this year.
Hong Kong When protests broke out in Beijing and other cities across China in early 1989, many in Hong Kong were exhilarated.
"It was a time of hope," said Lee Cheuk-yan, a veteran activist and former Hong Kong lawmaker. At that time, the city was eight years out from being handed over from British to Chinese control, and there was a sense that the young protesters across the border could be changing China for the better. "For many Hong Kongers, we felt that 1997 was really hanging over our heads.
Beijing's crackdown on Hong Kong 07:10Historic momentTiananmen had an indelible effect on Hong Kong's politics. Rallies were held in solidarity with the pro-democracy demonstrators ahead of the massacre, and many activists in the city traveled north to offer assistance and support. After the crackdown,"Operation Yellow Bird" helped smuggle Beijing protest organizers and others at risk of arrest to the city, still then a British territory.
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