The spectre of a China-imposed national security law is pressuring businesses to stay silent. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG - Some Hong Kong shopkeepers are quietly commemorating the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown despite the spectre ofand pressure to stay silent on the episode that is censored in mainland China.
This year, no local groups have applied to hold a public June 4 event, and at least four activists contacted by Reuters said they had been questioned by police about their plans. Some like Debby Chan, however, the owner of a grocery shop, said she would continue to give away “June 4“ candles to her customers despite a visit to her shop by police officers over the past week.
The scripts of Chong Mui Ngam’s “May 35”, a term used by Chinese Internet users to get around censorship of posts about the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. PHOTO: REUTERS
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