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Hong Kong Tiananmen Square vigil organiser claims group is facing financial crisis despite raising HK$800,000 at June 4 event



The group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil is facing a financial crisis, its leader claimed on Friday.Lee Cheuk-yan, the chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, said the organisation only raised around HK$800,000 (US$103,000) at the Thursday gathering in Causeway Bay, down from HK$2.7 million last year.Lee said the alliance’s current assets stood at about HK$2.5 million, and more funding was needed to create an online platform…



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