Hong Kong police detained at least eight people June 3 for allegedly attempting to hold public vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre [7]. Victoria Park, the site of the massive annual commemoration which is now suspended due to the crackdown in the city since 2020, was meanwhile the scene of a fair promoting unity with China. (The Guardian [11], WaPo [12]) However, prominent activist Chow Hang-tung [8], who has been imprisoned since her arrest in 2021 for promoting an "unauthorized assembly" commemorating the massacre that year, announced a 34-hour hunger strike—one hour for each year since June 4, 1989, known in China as "6-4 [13]." (Reuters [14])
Chow Hang-tung's "unauthorized assembly" conviction was overturned on appeal in December, but she remains in custody on other charges related to the National Security Law [15]. (BBC News [16])
