People hold up their phones with the light as they walk near the Victoria Park after police closed the venue where Hong Kong people traditionally gather annually to mourn the victims of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, in the Causeway Bay district on June 4, 2021 in Hong Kong, China.
People hold up their phones with the light as they walk near the Victoria Park after police closed the venue where Hong Kong people traditionally gather annually to mourn the victims of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, in the Causeway Bay district on June 4, 2021 in Hong Kong, China.
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An organizer of a Hong Kong vigil held annually to commemorate China's 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on Friday has been arrested on Friday.

Chow Hang Tung, vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, was accused of promoting an unauthorized assembly, Reuters reported.

She was arrested outside her officers by plain clothes officers who took her away in a black car, according to AFP, via BBC.

Chiu Yan Loy, executive member of the Alliance, told Reuters that he believed Chow was arrested to scare others away from gathering.

Hong Kong blocked off Victoria Park – where the Tiananmen crackdown vigil is normally held – ahead of the anniversary, but people still gathered in surrounding areas.

This year's anniversary is the first since Beijing enacted a contentious national security law for Hong Kong that has been used to crackdown on pro-democracy activity.

Reuters reported that along with Chow, at least five other people were also arrested in connection to the vigil.

This is a developing story. Please check back for more updates.

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