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Thousands defied a police ban to gather with candles in Hong Kong to mark China's bloody Tiananmen Square democracy crackdown in 1989 and accuse Beijing of stifling freedoms too on their semi-autonomous territory.
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Protesters take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020.
A person wearing a protective face mask waves a Hong Kong independence flag as protesters take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A protester wearing a protective face mask pushes down barricades to attend a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters wearing protective face masks take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Lee Cheuk-yan, the chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, takes part in a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters wearing protective face masks take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters wearing protective face masks and coverings wave Hong Kong independence flags as they take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A protester raises his British National Overseas (BNO) passports during a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters wearing protective face masks take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters wearing protective face masks gesture as they take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters wearing protective face masks take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters wave Hong Kong independence flags as they take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters wearing protective face masks take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A man wearing a protective face mask looks on as protesters take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters sit on barricades as they attend a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Lee Cheuk-yan, the chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, takes part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters wearing protective face masks take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Protesters take part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu