Below are shots from tonight¡¯s candle-lit commemoration in Victoria Park for those who died in the Tiananmen Square Massacre 24 years ago today. Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers filled several football pitches in Causeway Bay to remember the dead¡­



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Umbrellas replaced candles for much of the evening, but spirits were not dampened and the turnout remained strong.



Some events during the evening were cancelled due to the heavy rain and thunderstorms. The vigil ended early at around 9pm.



Organisers estimated that 150,000 attended, police put the figure at 54,000.



During the vigil, it emerged that disgraced former Beijing mayor Chen Xitong (one of the main people blamed for the violent crackdown) had died aged 84. Several sources suggested that he had actually died earlier last week.



Mainland dissidents and ¡®wanted¡¯ activists joined the evenings commemoration. However, speeches by Wang Dan and Li Wanling were cancelled due to the heavy rain.



Dozens of cyclists attended to honour the students who travelled around the capital by bicycle in 1989.















































Our city remains the only place in the country where such annual protests ¨C or even references to ¨C the June 4th crackdown are tolerated.





The image below from tonight, via Business Insider¡­



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Image below via AFP¡­