2 arrested, 10 taken away as Hong Kong police ramp up June 4 patrols

Hong Kong police officers have taken away at least seven people holding flowers or candles, including two schoolgirls, in Causeway Bay on the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

A source said that police had ramped up patrols in sensitive locations across the city, such as Victoria Park – where candlelight vigils to commemorate the victims of the June 4, 1989, protests in Beijing had been held over the years – in Causeway Bay and the central government’s liaison office in Sai Ying Pun, since Monday.

“There are still people who we believe might use this day to do something out there. We must be on guard and monitor the situation holistically,” the source said on Wednesday.

More than 100 officers were stationed outside Victoria Park and nearby areas on Wednesday, with barriers erected on East Point Road to prevent cars from entering.

The Post saw at least three elderly residents and four young women holding white flowers or candles being taken away in Causeway Bay. One elderly woman who had a light on her waist was stopped immediately and pulled aside when she tried to walk through Victoria Park.