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By Jessie Pang

Hong Kong businesses mark Tiananmen anniversary in face of pressures

The front pages of Hong Kong newspapers that report on the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4, 1989, are displayed at the independent bookstore 'Have A Nice Stay' in Hong Kong, China June 2, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Some Hong Kong shopkeepers are quietly commemorating the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown despite the spectre of a China-imposed national security law and pressure to stay silent on the episode that is censored in mainland China.

Hong Kong used to play a leading global role in commemorating the 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square, in what was long seen as a symbol of the city's relative openness compared to mainland China.

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