Thousands attend Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong

Video. Thousands attend Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong on Thursday (June 4) for a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong on Thursday (June 4) for a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.

Organisers said 135,000 people took part.

Hundreds of civilians are thought to have died in the demonstrations 26 years ago, after the Chinese government launched a crackdown.

Beijing has never revealed how many people died.