Hong Kong newspaper runs blank front page ahead of Tiananmen anniversary


Hong Kong used to be the only place on Chinese soil where people could openly mourn those who died on June 4, 1989. - PHOTO: REUTERS

HONG KONG (AFP): A Hong Kong Christian newspaper has left its front page mostly blank ahead of the 35th anniversary of China's 1989 crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square, as concerns mount about dwindling freedoms in the city.

The weekly Christian Times wrote in its latest issue, seen online Saturday, that it "can only respond to the current situation by turning paragraphs into blank squares and white space", adding that society has become "restrictive".

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