Tiananmen Square anniversary in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The Globe and Mail

Published Tuesday, Jun. 04 2013, 12:14 PM EDT
Last updated Tuesday, Jun. 04 2013, 1:39 PM EDT

  Visitors crowd Tiananmen Square and Tiananmen Gate in Beijing Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Chinese authorities tightened security on Tiananmen Square on the 24th anniversary of the bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing. (Andy Wong/AP)

 
A policeman stands beside his motorcycle at Tiananmen Square on a hazy day in Beijing June 4, 2013. Tuesday marks the 24th anniversary of a military crackdown on a pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (Petar Kujundzic/Reuters)


A security camera is seen next to flags at Tiananmen Square in Beijing June 4, 2013. Tuesday marks the 24th anniversary of a military crackdown on pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
(Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters)


A boy poses with a Chinese national flag in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square in Beijing June 4, 2013. Tuesday marks the 24th anniversary of a military crackdown on a pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters)


A group of tourists stands in front of a portrait of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square in Beijing June 4, 2013. Tuesday marks the 24th anniversary of a military crackdown on a pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters)


A policeman riding a segway passes a portrait of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong as he patrols around Tiananmen Square in Beijing June 4, 2013. Tuesday marks the 24th anniversary of a military crackdown on a pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters)


A security officer checks the identification cards of visitors at Tiananmen Square in Beijing June 4, 2013. Tuesday marks the 24th anniversary of a military crackdown on a pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters) 


A Chinese girl, holding a national flag, dances on Tiananmen Square in Beijing Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
(Andy Wong/AP)


Tens of thousands of people participate in a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park June 4, 2013, to mark the 24th anniversary of the military crackdown of the pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)


Tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil under heavy rain at Hong Kong's Victoria Park in Hong Kong Tuesday June 4, 2013 to mark the 24th anniversary of the June 4th Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. (Vincent Yu/AP)


A leader of the Chinese democracy movement Wang Dan speaks during a vigil Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in Taipei, Taiwan, to mark the 24th anniversary of the June 4th Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. Chinese characters read 4+6=24, marking June 4, 24th anniversary.
(Wally Santana/AP)


 Tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong Tuesday June 4, 2013 to mark the 24th anniversary of the June 4th Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. (Vincent Yu/AP)


Activists wearing masks of China's jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo hold candles during a night vigil at Liberty Square in Taipei June 4, 2013, on the 24th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The Chinese characters on the mask read, "Free Liu Xiaobo."
(Steven Chen/Reuters)


A man carries his son walking past a replica of the Goddess of Democracy as tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil in heavy rain at Hong Kong's Victoria Park Tuesday, June 4, 2013 to mark the 24th anniversary of the June 4th Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing.
(Vincent Yu/AP)


A man holds a candle in heavy rain as tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park Tuesday, June 4, 2013 to mark the 24th anniversary of the June 4th Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. (Vincent Yu/AP)

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While China Censors Tiananmen Square Anniversary, Tens Of Thousands Attend Vigil In Hong Kong [PHOTOS]

It is held annually in Hong Kong's Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

The people pack into the tennis courts and sports area of the park to listen to speeches and pay respects. 

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People gather at Victoria Park in Hong Kong during a candlelight vigil held to mark the 24th anniversary of the 1989 crackdown at Tiananmen Square in China.