Claim: The third anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Protests in 1997 which happened just before the handover of Hong Kong was attended by 55,000 demonstrators according to organizers which represent the youth, business professionals, senior citizens and workers according to the Associated Press.
Evidence: The Tiananmen Square protests or the Tiananmen Square Incident, commonly known as the June Fourth Incident (Chinese: 六四事件; pinyin: liùsì shìjiàn, literally the six-four incident) in mainland China, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing during 1989.