Hong Kong protesters hold banned Tiananmen vigil as anthem law is passed

Protesters defy police ban as legislation prohibits mockery of Chinese anthem

Thousands of people have defied a police ban in Hong Kong to mourn the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre, after the city's legislature passed a law criminalising the mockery of China's national anthem.

Many fear this year's commemoration of the events of 4 June 1989 might be Hong Kong's last, as China has approved a plan to impose national security laws on the semi-autonomous city that would prevent and punish acts and activities" that threaten national security.