The group behind the annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil in Hong Kong officially announced its dissolution on Saturday, after 32 years since its establishment when Beijing cracked down on student-led protests in 1989. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China voted to disband on Sept. 25, after local police arrested five leaders earlier this month. Core members voted 41–4 at a meeting, drawing an end to the 32-year-long activism for over three decades. Jailed alliance leaders Albert Ho and Lee Cheuk-yan had sent letters to its members, calling for disbandment, in a letter disclosed by the group prior to the vote. Following the passed resolution, the alliance said it wasn’t clear how the events of 1989 would be commemorated in the future. “We still think that in the coming future, Hong Kong people will use different ways to stand up and commemorate,” said its spokesperson Richard …
Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre Vigil Group Disbands After Leaders Arrested
September 26, 2021
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