Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organiser to plead guilty after being slapped with summons over June 4 museum

Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China says it has been issued with a summons over its now-closed museum

Venue accused in complaint of not having relevant licence required for public exhibitions

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The June 4 museum has been temporarily closed. Photo: Dickson Lee

Published: 6:16pm, 26 Jul 2021Updated: 11:26pm, 26 Jul 2021

The group that organises Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil said it would plead guilty to operating its June 4 museum without a proper licence after it emerged on Monday the government was taking legal action.

The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China said on Monday that it had been issued with a summons days earlier by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in response to a complaint.

The now-closed June 4 museum, which commemorates the 1989 crackdown, was accused in the complaint of not having the relevant licence under the Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance, as required for exhibitions.

The case will be heard on Tuesday at Kowloon City Court.

Food and Environment Hygiene Department officers inspect the June 4 museum on June 1. Photo: Handout

The alliance said that after seeking advice on the matter, it “decided not to become entangled with legal and factual issues”, and had instructed lawyers to appear in court to plead guilty.

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