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earlier today, one of the organisers of the annual candlelit event in the park, chow hung tang was detainednese soil where large scale commemorations of the tiananmen square crackdown were allowed. for the past two years, it has been banned due to covid restrictions. but critics say the tradition's long—term future is under threat. another sign of beijing's tighter control over hong kong. here is the victoria park where the annual candlelight vigil takes place. we can see heavy police presence. a large part of the park has been blocked. it is obvious the authorities don't want people to gather this year. chow hang tung has helped organise the vigil for the past five years. today, she was arrested near her office by plainclothes police officers and accused of promoting unauthorised assembly. a charge that could see her face time in prison. we spoke to her only days before her arrest. translation: | am - prepared to be arrested. this is how hong kong is now. if you fight for democracy under an authoritarian regime, being arrested is unavoidable. many of her fellow activists who organised the

earlier, one of the organisers of the annual vigil, chow hung tang, was arrested by police.incent. i think this type of arrest, it came in the very early hours of the morning, so it will be seen as a sign to many activists, protesters and ordinary hong kongers who would like to victoria park to mark the day, it will be seen as a deterrent because i think it's now unclear what it will mean for other people that choose to try to mark the day or try to even encourage others to mark the day. it's important to note that the vigil has been banned for two years. this is the first time... i think the difference between this year and last year is that hong kong now has a stringent national security law, so there is certainly an atmosphere of fear, ever since that law was passed around a year ago. it's also important to note that there was one organiser that was arrested today, but many organisers of the vigil last year are already detained for participating and essentially organising the event last year. so, thousands of hong kongers usually will gather in victoria park to mark the e