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Hong Kong Commemorates Tiananmen Square Crackdown

Hong Kong holds its annual candlelight vigil Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square. Tens of thousands are set to pack Hong Kong's Victoria Park for the rally, which this year takes place just days ahead of a key vote to determine the territory's political future. The Chinese government-approved electoral plan being voted on by Hong Kong's legislature on June 17 has been dismissed by...

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