The 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Pro-democracy protesters hold lit candles during a memorial vigil at Victoria Park in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong. Source: Sipa USA Ivan Abreu / SOPA Images/Sipa US

Thousands of Hong Kongers defy police ban for Tiananmen Square vigils

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It is the 31st anniversary of the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Thousands of Hong Kongers have defied a police ban to attend candlelight vigils.

They concerned it would be last as China introduced new national security legislation last month.

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