Students in Hong Kong used fax machines to fight Chinese censorship of Tiananmen Square

Hu’s death triggered a series of commemorations, student demonstrations, rallies, and occupations of one of China’s political and cultural landmarks, Tiananmen Square in Beijing. AdvertisementNow, 30 years after the events at Tiananmen Square, most people in China still know little about this history. At the time of Hu’s death, I was an ordinary freshman studying at The University of Hong Kong. In pre-internet 1989, we used phone-in talk shows and newspaper stories to recruit Hong Kong companies with underused fax machines. But as a person living with greater freedom in Hong Kong, I am obliged to continue the anti-censorship projects.