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AFP graphic comparing police and organiser estimates for the turnout at Hong Kong's annual 1989 Tiananmen vigil.

Hong Kong police have banned this year's event for the first time in its 30-year history

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Hong Kong is to mark China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown with candle-light ceremonies after authorities banned a mass vigil

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VIDEO: Man kneels in front of barriers blocking entry to Victoria Park where Hong Kongers usually gather in large numbers annually on June 4 to mark the anniversary of China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown. This year's vigil has been banned

Activists protest outside the Chinese embassy in Tokyo on the anniversary of Beijing's deadly June 4, 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.

Meanwhile in Seoul, protesters have marched near China's embassy against a controversial new security law in Hong Kong

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VIDEO: June 4: Tiananmen crackdown anniversary.

In 1989 China's leaders sent tanks and troops to quell student protesters in Tiananmen Square calling for democracy and an end to corruption. Hundreds were killed, with some estimates suggesting that more than 1,000 perished

#BREAKING Thousands light candles across Hong Kong to mourn Tiananmen dead

#UPDATE Hong Kong officials had banned the annual commemoration in Victoria Park of China's 1989 #Tiananmen Square crackdown but crowds descended on the venue and lit candles while others held vigils in local neighbourhoods, AFP reporters said

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@AntAFP #BREAKING Police make arrests at Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong shopping district

@AntAFP #UPDATE Tens of thousands of people across Hong Kong lit candles and chanted democracy slogans Thursday to commemorate China's deadly 1989 #Tiananmen crackdown, defying a ban against gathering as tensions seethed over a planned new security law u.afp.com/3d8h