Today marks the 36th anniversary of the June 4th Incident. Causeway Bay, once the site of numerous June 4th memorial vigils, has become a sensitive area. Despite a tight police presence, some Hong Kong residents are still commemorating the event in various ways. In Taiwan, the only Chinese community where June 4th memorial services can be held, the Mainland Affairs Council and other government departments and venues have received bomb threats, which the council strongly condemns. Over 300 people braved the threats and the elements to mourn the victims of the June 4th Incident that evening.
Following the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong and the disbanding of the Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (ACM), the June 4th commemoration vigils have ceased. Every year, Hong Kong police maintain a tight security presence in Victoria Park and Causeway Bay, the former venues for the vigils. On Wednesday morning (June 4th), armored vehicles and a large number of officers were deployed for a full-day security presence. Starting in the afternoon, several citizens suspected of engaging in acts of commemoration near Victoria Park were detained, including an elderly woman holding white flowers and walking in silence, and two middle school girls who appeared in Victoria Park holding white flowers. A man was also surrounded by police and taken into a police van for sitting silently with his eyes closed while holding an electronic white candle.
According to Hong Kong media Jizhi News Agency, Hong Kong police sent people to camp and guard Lion Rock, which symbolizes the spirit of Hong Kong, on June 4th.
