UN ‘alarmed’ by detentions in HK linked to Tiananmen anniversary


Police search and detain a person on the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, in Hong Kong, on June 4. - Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters): The United Nations said on Monday (June 5) it was "alarmed" by detentions in Hong Kong linked to the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while China said the financial hub was moving from "chaos" to prosperity.

Hong Kong police said they detained 23 people on Sunday for "breaching public peace" and also arrested a 53-year-old woman for "obstructing police officers" on the anniversary of the violent suppression of pro-democracy protests in Beijing in 1989.

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