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June 4 vigil organiser estimates 125,000 at Victoria Park as speeches and stage incident mark event
Police put figure at 21,800 and later monitor a 300-strong march to Beijing’s liaison office
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Welcome to the South China Morning Post’s coverage of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square commemoration at Victoria Park and related events around town.
10.50pm Police let marchers proceed
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Police agreed to let them walk on a westbound lane of Hennessy Road.
“Open up the way!” marchers had screamed. But a police inspector had warned: “You are engaging in an unlawful assembly. Please leave the passageway now!”
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10.39: Lane of Hennessy Road blocked
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