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Added on the 21/04/2017 08:48:30 - Copyright : AFP EN
A woman is taken away by police in Hong Kong on the 34th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown. The woman was stopped by police in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay while wearing yellow and black clothing and brandishing a card with the words "conscience" in Chinese characters, before she was transported away in a police vehicle. IMAGES
John Lee was sworn in as the new Chief Executive of Hong Kong by Chinese President Xi Jinping during an oath-taking ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain. IMAGES
Celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain begins with at the city's Victoria Harbour, complete with a military flypast and a flotilla spraying plumes of water. IMAGES
Images of police presence in Hong Kong as the city marks its 25th handover anniversary. IMAGES
Heavy security presence in Hong Kong as the city marks the 33rd anniversary of China's Tiananmen crackdown. Police officers conduct searches at Victoria Park, where traditionally vigils were held on the day of Tiananmen anniversary. In Causeway Bay, near the park, police officers are also on guard, ushering a pro-democracy activist away from the premise. IMAGES
Hong Kong police cordon off the city's main Victoria Park, ordering those playing sports to leave, as China's Communist Party celebrated its centenary which coincides with the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China by colonial Britain. The force said they had seen online calls for people to attend "banned rallies", so they were closing the grounds. IMAGES
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