Anniversary of Tian An Men Marked : Protest: Police estimate that 100,000 marched in Hong Kong to demonstrate against Beijing massacre.

Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong and other cities outside China rallied Sunday in remembrance of those killed when Beijing’s troops crushed the pro-democracy movement a year ago.

“We Won’t Forget June 4” and “We Are Not Scared,” read banners carried by marchers in Hong Kong, which reverts to Chinese rule in 1997.

Police estimated 100,000 people joined in the march, but organizers put the figure at more than 200,000. It was the biggest rally in the British colony since nearly 1 million people demonstrated last summer in support of China’s pro-democracy movement.

“Only democracy can save China, and we won’t back down despite pressure from Beijing,” said Szeto Wah, chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China, which staged the protest.

Rallies also were staged in cities across the United States and the world.

In Los Angeles, Chinese expatriates and other supporters of the pro-democracy movement scheduled a protest outside the Chinese Consulate. Another rally at the same site was set for today.

A New York City rally drew about 1,500 people.

In Taiwan, organizers set up an altar for victims who died when Chinese troops moved against demonstrators in Beijing and other cities last June 3-4, killing hundreds, perhaps thousands.

“The June 4 massacre was a historical wound, which we hope can be healed with support from people in Taiwan and the mainland,” said Wu Sheng-nung, chief organizer of the demonstration in Taipei, which drew about 400 Taiwanese.

Demonstrators in Tokyo gathered in a park with wreaths and banners in Chinese and Japanese saying, “Long Live Freedom and Democracy in Tian An Men Square” and “The June 4 Massacre Is the World’s Shame.” About 200 Chinese, many of them students, joined in the Tokyo demonstration.