24 Hong Kong activists in court over banned Tiananmen vigil

Pro-democracy activists including Joshua Wong arrive at a court in Hong Kong today.

The annual vigil has been held in Hong Kong for the last three decades and usually attracts huge crowds, but this year’s gathering was banned for the first time with authorities citing coronavirus measures — even though local transmission had largely been halted. Activists gathered at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts ahead of the procedural hearing to shout slogans and display banners defending their right to hold a Tiananmen vigil.

The vigil, traditionally held in Victoria Park, has taken on particular significance in recent years as the semi-autonomous city chafes under Beijing’s increasingly authoritarian rule. China’s leaders have rejected calls to give Hong Kongers universal suffrage, and portrayed the protests as a plot by foreigners to destabilise the motherland.

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