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Amid Infighting, Hong Kong Marks June 4 Anniversary

Last Saturday marked the 27th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing. Ahead of the date, as Chinese authorities engaged in their annual rituals to limit public commemoration of the fateful day, Hong Kong residents were preparing to use the relative freedom of expression available in the semi-autonomous region to mark the event, as they do each year. Last week, attempting to ease concerns after only 1,500 people showed up