Hong Kong Tiananmen memorial museum reopens in Mong Kok after almost three-year hiatus
- The June 4 museum, run by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, has been homeless since July 2016
- The alliance managed to open it on schedule despite vandalism during renovations earlier this month
Hong Kong’s June 4 museum finally reopened in Mong Kok on Friday after being closed for more than two years, with a feature that encourages visitors to experience the annual vigil through virtual reality.
The date of the reopening marks the 30th anniversary of a People’s Daily editorial on April 26, 1989, which stated the government would not tolerate the then nascent student movement. The movement would be repressed in the Tiananmen Square crackdown five weeks later.
“This is a small museum but it contains a lot of important memories,” said Albert Ho Chun-yan, chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
“We hope in the times to come, there will be visitors from Hong Kong, from mainland China and all over the world. We have to work together in solidarity to fight for justice, peace and the future of our country,” Ho said at the museum, located in Ngai Wong Commercial Building on Mong Kok Road.
New additions to the museum included a virtual reality exhibition allowing visitors to experience the June 4 candlelight vigil at Victoria Park. Items belonging to victims and survivors of the crackdown, as well as photos and videos documenting the 1989 democracy movement, would also be on display.