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Tiananmen: Thousands in Hong Kong mark crackdown

Tens of thousands of people have attended a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing.

Hundreds of people were killed in the Chinese capital as soldiers and tanks moved to clear Tiananmen Square of pro-democracy demonstrators in 1989.

This year's anniversary comes as China continues a crackdown on dissent, arresting dozens of activists.

Public discussion of the Tiananmen killings remains taboo in China.

Organisers of the Hong Kong vigil said 150,000 flooded into Victoria Park, holding candles and listening to speeches..... 

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