Hong Kongers were banned from marking 31 years since the Tiananmen Square massacre, but they're turning out anyway. It may be for the last time.

- Hong Kong banned the commemoration of the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, but activists are planning to meet regardless.
- "See you at Victoria Park tonight," Eddie Chu, a prominent anti-China lawmaker, wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
- This could be the last time Hong Kongers are free to mark the date, as China further weakens the city's autonomy.
- On May 28, China passed a new national security law that could severely punish any sort of dissent. On Thursday, Hong Kong's Legislative Council criminalized the mocking of the Chinese national anthem.
- March organizer Lee Cheuk-yan said: "Next year will be even more dangerous. Next year they can use the national security act against the people of Hong Kong."
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China Passed a new national security law on May 28p that all-but-ended the semi-autonomy of Hong Kong after 23 years of self-rule after 150 years as a British colony.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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