Hong Kong Appeal Board Upholds Police Ban on Tiananmen Vigil
People gather at Victoria Park to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong on June 4, 2020.
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A Hong Kong appeal board endorsed a decision by the city’s police to ban a candlelight vigil for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
In a hearing on Saturday, the Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions upheld the police decision to prohibit a public meeting and procession on May 30, and the assembly on June 4, according to a statement by the Security Bureau. No one should participate or publicize the unauthorized gatherings as such moves could be illegal, according to the bureau.