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Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square museum opens

2014-04-27 228 Dailymotion

A museum dedicated to the brutal 1989 crackdown on China's Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests opens in Hong Kong.<br/> <br />But that wasn't without scuffles and noisy protests from pro-China protesters questioning its version of the truth.<br/> <br />About a dozen protesters argued that Beijing was right to suppress the so-called "riots" of 25 years ago.<br/> <br />It's the first permanent museum of its kind, and is located in an 800-square-foot, fifth-floor unit in a commercial tower.<br/> <br />Exhibits include video footage and newspaper articles from 25 years ago.<br/> <br />During its opening ceremony, the founders tore a copy of an 1989 editorial from the government mouthpiece newspaper, revealing the logo of the museum.<br/> <br />Hong Kong resident Johnathan Chan vividly remembers the protests.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) JONATHAN CHAN, WITNESS AND SURVIVOR OF TIANANMEN INCIDENT, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It was on the lobby, it was on the wall, all the blood spilled from the wounded people, and people crying fo

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