Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen vigil; rush on for UK passports
(AP Photo/Vincent Yu)HONG KONG โ Hong Kong police rejected an application Monday by organizers for an annual candlelight vigil marking the anniversary this week of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as residents rushed to apply for passports that could allow them to move to the United KingdomIt would be the first time in 30 years that the vigil, which draws a huge crowd to an outdoor space, is not held in Hong Kong. Even though there is rising anti-immigrant and anti-Asian sentiment in the U.K., โitโs still better than Hong Kong,โ he said. โIn Hong Kong, you never know what will happen tomorrow,โ Chan said. The proposal came after Chinaโs legislature decided it would enact a national security law for Hong Kong. โIf I had a choice, Iโd rather work and live in Hong Kong.