For some members of the diaspora, the June 4 vigil has taken on new significance due to China\u0027s national security law crackdown in Hong Kong since 2020
Mabel Tung, chairwoman of the society hosting the Vancouver vigil at David Lam Park on Sunday, said organizers started putting together the event a month early because activists feel the added responsibility of carrying on the work of the Hong Kong vigil.
For some members of the diaspora, the June 4 vigil has taken on new significance due to China’s national security law crackdown in Hong Kong since 2020, where Tiananmen-related statues have been removed from universities and books about the event have been pulled off public library shelves.Article content
“So, we this year feel it’s important to express both our outrage, as well as recommit ourselves to saying the lights in Victoria Park may have been dimmed, but the light of human rights, justice, freedom and democracy will continue all over the world.”Article content
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