Tens of thousands demonstrate in Hong Kong to mark Tiananmen anniversary
HONG KONG (AP) - Angered by China's hard line against democracy in Hong Kong, tens of thousands of people waved candles, sang and chanted Friday night to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
"Hong Kong should be democratic," university student Rocker Tsui said at an annual vigil that was highly charged as a result of the recent bitter dispute over the territory's political future. "Hong Kong people should be ruling Hong Kong ourselves."
Beijing shocked and outraged Hong Kong by deploying tanks and troops on June 4, 1989, to stop the unarmed students who sought to bring democracy to the authoritarian mainland.
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