About 300 people joined activists’ annual candlelight vigil in Largo do Senado last night, marking the 30th anniversary of the June 4 incident in Beijing.
The candlelight vigil commemorating the incident is organised annually by the Macau Union for Democratic Development, which was founded shortly after incident in Beijing on June 4, 1989. Lawmakers Au Kam San and Ng Kuok Cheong, board members of the group, attended last night’s candlelight vigil.
Au, who heads the union, said during last night’s event that his group insists on organising the candlelight vigil every year as he “can’t get over it [the incident]”. Au pointed out that the authorities continue to describe the 1989 protesters as “counterrevolutionary rioters”. Au said that about 300 people participated in the candlelight vigil this year, similar to the number of participants in recent years.
People attend last night’s June 4 annual candlelight vigil in Largo do Senado. Photo: MPDG
