SYDNEY: Australia criticized China for curbing the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong as the territory on Friday marked the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain.
CURTAILED FREEDOM? This file photo shows police using cordon tape to control crowds in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on June 4, 2022, near the venue where Hong Kong people have traditionally gathered to mourn victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, on the 33rd anniversary of the event. Hong Kong authorities strove to stop any public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, with police warning gatherings could break the law as Beijing vies to remove all reminders of the events of June 4, 1989. AFP PHOTO
SYDNEY: Australia criticized China for curbing the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong as the territory on Friday marked the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain.