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