Model tanks could be seen in Hong Kong on Wednesday June 4 as the city-state prepared to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.<br /><br />Thousands are expected to take part in a rally to remember the government crackdown in Beijing which saw Chinese troops open fire on hundreds of protesters. <br /><br />Security was tight in the Chinese capital for days leading up to the 25th anniversary and authorities allegedly detained several activists.<br /><br />Police vans could be seen parked around Tiananmen Square and protests and memorials were reportedly prohibited.<br /><br />China does not allow any public discussion of the events of June 3rd and 4th. Internet searches about the 1989 demonstrations were also said to have been censored.<br /><br />The 1989 protests were the biggest anti-Communism rallies since the foundation of the People’s Republic in 1949.<br /><br />After six weeks of peaceful demonstrations, authorities shot their way into the centre of Beijing. An official death toll for the crackdown has never been released.
