WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 27, 2021:

Senator Rick Scott released the following statement after the Hong Kong government announced it will ban the June 4th vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre and protests.

Senator Rick Scott said, "In 1989 the world watched in horror as the Communist Party of China used military force to crush pro-democracy activists gathered at Tiananmen Square.