LU STOUT: Welcome back. Now the only museum on Chinese soil that commemorates victims of the Tiananmen crackdown is closing down. Now, Hong Kong's June 4th museum features videos, and newspaper articles that are strictly banned in Mainland China. There's even a bullet-riddled helmet on display. Now the pro-democracy group Hong Kong alliance runs the museum in a leased space, but the owner's committee is suing saying the alliance breached lease terms by operating a museum. Hong Kong Alliance says the owner's committee is pressuring the museum to close by forcing visitors to leave personal information. Now, China regularly cracks down on any mention of the massacre. Relatives of those who died say that they are regularly harassed and imprisoned. Hong Kong enjoys freedom of speech not allowed in mainland China, and some fear that the museum's closure is just another sign that Hong Kong's unique freedom is eroding, and others worry that many are choosing to avoid the sensitive subject.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): The pressure that this museum faces now is exactly what us Hong Kong citizens are facing. 20 years ago, everyone would have wanted this place to continue. Times have changed. Some people choose to forget what has happened.</s>LU STOUT: A note of pessimism shared by many here. And that is News Stream. I'm Kristie Lu Stout. And World Sport with Christina Macfarlane is next. END
Hong Kong's Tienanmen Square Museum Forced to Close. Aired 8:00a- 9:00a ET