Victoria Park
Coverage of Victoria Park in the Nexus archive.
- No vigils: Hong Kong’s Victoria Park silent on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Hong Kong’s Victoria Park, once a site for annual candlelight vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, is now silent on the anniversary due to the Hong Kong National Security Law and pandemic restrictions. Pro-China events replace the vigils, and local media avoid mentioning the massacre.
- A Hong Kong artist tries to mark the Tiananmen crackdown. He was quickly stopped by police
A Hong Kong artist attempted to display a red thread to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown but was stopped by police. The red thread, measuring 6.4 meters, referenced the June 4 date. Another artist was also detained for a symbolic gesture, highlighting Hong Kong's shrinking freedom of expression under the national security law.
- Government declines to protect Indigenous sacred site to be bulldozed for Brisbane Olympic stadium
The federal government declined to issue an emergency declaration to halt construction of an Olympic stadium and aquatic centre in Victoria Park, a site claimed as sacred by traditional owners. Environment minister Murray Watt considered applications under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act but decided against an 11th-hour intervention.