Pillar of Shame to be taken down amid China-imposed crackdown, with its Danish sculptor 'shocked' at plan to 'desecrate' memorial The University of Hong Kong has ordered the removal of a statue commemorating protesters killed in China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. The 8-metre-high (26ft) copper statue was the centrepiece of Hong Kong's candlelit vigils on 4 June to commemorate those killed when Chinese troops backed by tanks opened fire on unarmed pro-democracy campaigners in Beijing.
Hong Kong University orders removal of Tiananmen Square massacre statue
The Guardian - 9 Oct 2021 05:12
Pillar of Shame to be taken down amid China-imposed crackdown, with its Danish sculptor 'shocked' at plan to 'desecrate' memorial The University of Hong Kong has ordered the removal of a statue commemorating protesters killed in China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. The 8-metre-high (26ft) copper statue was the centrepiece of Hong Kong's candlelit vigils on 4 June to commemorate those killed when Chinese troops backed by tanks opened fire on unarmed pro-democracy campaigners in Beijing.
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