Memorial Museum Opens Ahead of 30th Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre

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Memorial Museum Opens Ahead of 30th Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre
2019-05-03

A Hong Kong museum commemorating the 1989 student-led democracy movement in China and the subsequent massacre of unarmed civilians by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing three decades ago has reopened "against all odds," despite being repeatedly forced to relocate amid growing political pressure.

Now located in Kowloon's working-class district of Mong Kok, the June 4 Memorial Museum was forced out of its previous premises following a lengthy legal dispute with the building's landlords, which the organizers believe was politically motivated.

"In China, the Communist Party attempts to erase people’s memory of this historical event and bans any discussion," museum organizers Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China said in a statement at the reopening.

Read more at: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/museum-05032019111512.html