Protesters attend a rally in Hong Kong in May 1989 backing China's pro-democracy movement. They include Martin Lee (far left), pro-Beijing trade unionist Cheng Yiu-tong (second from left) and Szeto Wah (far right). Photo: Oliver Tsang
Protesters attend a rally in Hong Kong in May 1989 backing China's pro-democracy movement. They include Martin Lee (far left), pro-Beijing trade unionist Cheng Yiu-tong (second from left) and Szeto Wah (far right). Photo: Oliver Tsang
People still flock to Victoria Park in large numbers every year on June 4 to mark the anniversary of the 1989 suppression. Photo: AFP
People still flock to Victoria Park in large numbers every year on June 4 to mark the anniversary of the 1989 suppression. Photo: AFP
Martin Lee Chu-ming
Martin Lee Chu-ming
Ho Ming-Sze
Ho Ming-Sze
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June 4, 1989 events in China still have a profound effect on Hong Kong's political scene

Twenty-five years after Beijing suppressed the pro-democracy movement, the events still have a profound effect on the political scene in the city

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Gary Cheung
Gary Cheung

Updated: 5:52pm, 3 Oct, 2016

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Protesters attend a rally in Hong Kong in May 1989 backing China's pro-democracy movement. They include Martin Lee (far left), pro-Beijing trade unionist Cheng Yiu-tong (second from left) and Szeto Wah (far right). Photo: Oliver Tsang
Protesters attend a rally in Hong Kong in May 1989 backing China's pro-democracy movement. They include Martin Lee (far left), pro-Beijing trade unionist Cheng Yiu-tong (second from left) and Szeto Wah (far right). Photo: Oliver Tsang
People still flock to Victoria Park in large numbers every year on June 4 to mark the anniversary of the 1989 suppression. Photo: AFP
People still flock to Victoria Park in large numbers every year on June 4 to mark the anniversary of the 1989 suppression. Photo: AFP
Martin Lee Chu-ming
Martin Lee Chu-ming
Ho Ming-Sze
Ho Ming-Sze
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