33 years since China's Tiananmen Square massacre

Authorities temporarily close Hong Kong's Victoria Park where a candlelight vigil used to be held to commemorate Tiananmen Square (AAP)

Authorities temporarily close Hong Kong's Victoria Park where a candlelight vigil used to be held to commemorate Tiananmen Square (AAP) Source: AAP

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As people around the world remember the deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protestors in Beijing in 1989, the annual vigil that marks the massacre in Hong Kong has been shut down by authorities.

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