Young actors embrace the spirit of Wang Dan

Actress Vicky Lam Wing-yee, 20, wasn't born at the time of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, but she wants to make sure its history is not obliterated.

That is why she has joined an annual theatre production with the bloodshed 25 years ago as its theme. "Although I was not born at that time, as a Chinese and a Hongkonger, I don't want this incident - part of our history - to be forgotten," said Lam, a cast member of Stage64, the theatre group that produces the annual show. "I want to know more about it and not let it die down."

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For the 25th anniversary, the group is rehearsing a play called , after the exiled Tiananmen protest leader. It follows others, including , that marked the 20th anniversary, and which had another former Tiananmen leader, Chai Ling, as its main theme.

"The central government this year is suppressing June 4 activists even more severely in the run-up to the anniversary, making us think that we have to do more to make sure it can be talked about, especially among the next generations," producer Wei Siu-lik said.