3 Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigil lose bid to overturn conviction
9 months, 1 week ago

3 Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigil lose bid to overturn conviction

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests lost their bid to overturn their conviction Thursday over their refusal to provide authorities with information on the group under a national security law. Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong were core members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China before it disbanded under the shadow of the Beijing-imposed law in 2021. The annual vigil organized by the alliance at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park was the only large-scale public commemoration of the June 4 crackdown on Chinese soil for decades. After the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions last year, the park was occupied instead by a carnival organized by pro-Beijing groups to celebrate Hong Kong’s handover in 1997.

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Cathay Pacific apologises for inflight Family Guy episode with Tiananmen Square scene
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cathay Pacific apologises for inflight Family Guy episode with Tiananmen Square scene

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cathay Pacific has apologised for airing an episode of the American series Family Guy that features …

Hong Kong court sentences dozens in case that crushed pro-democracy camp
1 month ago

Hong Kong court sentences dozens in case that crushed pro-democracy camp

Live Mint  

HONG KONG—Four years ago, a college professor in Hong Kong crafted a plan for the Chinese territory’s pro-democracy opposition to win control of the local legislature, then trigger a confrontation with Beijing by forcing the central government’s handpicked Hong Kong leader to step down. In January 2021, local authorities arrested dozens of prominent politicians and activists, later charging 47 of …

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
4 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

The Hindu  

Hong Kong's top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019. The defendants previously argued that the trial judge had failed to conduct an “operational proportionality” assessment when convicting them and quoted two non-binding decisions set out by the Supreme Court …

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
4 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019. The convictions were linked to their involvement in a rally in August 2019 that drew an estimated 1.7 million people onto Hong Kong’s streets to call for …

Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — After spending five months in jail for publishing seditious Instagram posts, Joker Chan returned to a harsh reality. Five years after the protests erupted, the lives of some young people who were jailed or arrested during Beijing’s political crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement remain in limbo. Brandon Yau, secretary of the prisoners’ support group Waiting Bird, …

Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong mark 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong mark 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Beijing’s Tiananmen Square had checkpoints and police vehicles Tuesday as China tried to silence the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Asked about Western government statements on the anniversary, she added, “We are firmly opposed to anyone using this as a pretext to attack and smear China and interfere in China’s internal affairs.” Tiananmen Mothers, …

Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong on 35th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong on 35th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

LA Times  

Police officers watch over Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of the government’s bloody crackdown on protesters. Asked about Western government statements on the anniversary, she added, “We are firmly opposed to anyone using this as a pretext to attack and smear China and interfere in China’s internal affairs.” Tiananmen Mothers, a group formed by families of …

Taiwan’s Lai says Tiananmen ‘will not disappear in torrent of history’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Taiwan’s Lai says Tiananmen ‘will not disappear in torrent of history’

Al Jazeera  

Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te has promised Beijing’s brutal 1989 crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square will not be forgotten, as Hong Kong deployed hundreds of police to keep an eye out for potential commemorative activities. “Those who live in freedom must uphold our responsibility to make sure that 4 June 1989 is never forgotten,” said the group’s founder and …

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police briefly detained a performance artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, underlining the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police on Monday took away Sanmu Chen on a street of Causeway Bay, a busy Hong Kong shopping district, close to a park that for decades hosted an annual vigil …

After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of that bloody chapter of modern China’s history, was busy flying between the United States, Britain and Canada to give a series of talks. As Beijing’s toughened political stance effectively extinguished any large-scale commemorations within its borders, overseas commemorative events have grown …

3 Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigil lose bid to overturn conviction
9 months, 1 week ago

3 Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigil lose bid to overturn conviction

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three former organizers of Hong …

Hong Kong’s top court restores activist’s conviction over banned vigil on Tiananmen crackdown
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Hong Kong’s top court restores activist’s conviction over banned vigil on Tiananmen crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Thursday restored a prominent detained activist’s conviction over a banned vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, marking the latest setback for the city’s democracy supporters. Chow Hang-tung, a former leader of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, had been sentenced to 15 …

Collective Protests Planned Against Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Nov 15
1 year, 1 month ago

Collective Protests Planned Against Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Nov 15

News 18  

Tibetan students on Friday hung a sign from the roof of San Francisco’s Moscone Center, calling out Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The Hong Kong Democracy Movement, Uighyer and Students for Free Tibet are coming together to protest against the atrocities done by China ahead of the APEC summit, starting Saturday, …

China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, 32 detained in Hong Kong on anniversary of 1989 protests
1 year, 6 months ago

China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, 32 detained in Hong Kong on anniversary of 1989 protests

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country. In Hong Kong, which was the last Chinese-controlled territory to hold commemorations, eight people, including activists and artists, were detained …

Dozens detained in Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
1 year, 6 months ago

Dozens detained in Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Al Jazeera  

Woman carrying bouquet of flowers, man holding a candle among dozens detained as Hong Kong cracks down on Tiananmen commemorations. Police in Hong Kong have detained dozens of people on charges of “breaching public peace”, including a woman carrying a bouquet of flowers and a man who held a candle, during a crackdown on commemorations of the anniversary of the …

Hong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary
1 year, 6 months ago

Hong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police detained eight people, including activists and artists, on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, a move that signals the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police said in a statement late Saturday that four people have been arrested for allegedly disrupting order in public spaces or carrying out acts with …

Artists among 8 detained in Hong Kong on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary
1 year, 6 months ago

Artists among 8 detained in Hong Kong on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary

Hindustan Times  

Hong Kong police detained eight people, including activists and artists, on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, a move that signals the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police officers take away a member of the public in the Causeway Bay area on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square massacre, in Hong …

Amid shrinking freedoms, Hong Kongers commemorate Tiananmen anniversary privately
1 year, 6 months ago

Amid shrinking freedoms, Hong Kongers commemorate Tiananmen anniversary privately

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown approaches Sunday, many in Hong Kong are trying to mark the day in private ways in the shadow of a law that prosecuted leading activists in the city’s pro-democracy movement. People gathered in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park annually to mark the June 4 anniversary with a candlelight vigil. …

As China cracks down on dissent, New York City gives refuge to exhibit remembering Tiananmen Square
1 year, 6 months ago

As China cracks down on dissent, New York City gives refuge to exhibit remembering Tiananmen Square

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fangsuo Zhou, now in his 50s, remembers all too well that dispiriting spring day in 1989 when tanks rolled into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Those items — blooded towels, blood-soaked banners that had been turned into tourniquets, newspaper clippings, letters and a tent used by student protesters during their seven-week demonstration — are now the centerpiece of the …

As China cracks down on dissent, New York City gives refuge to exhibit remembering Tiananmen Square
1 year, 6 months ago

As China cracks down on dissent, New York City gives refuge to exhibit remembering Tiananmen Square

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Those items — blooded towels, …

Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules
1 year, 8 months ago

Hong Kongers hold first protest in years under strict rules

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Dozens of people on Sunday joined Hong Kong’s first authorized protest since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks. At the height of the 2019 anti-government movement, Hong Kong’s government invoked emergency powers to ban masks from public gatherings so it can identify protesters who officials …

Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organisers to jail
1 year, 9 months ago

Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organisers to jail

Al Jazeera  

The three organisers of a yearly vigil to mark China’s bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to four and a half months in jail. Three former members of a Hong Kong group that organised annual vigils to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre have been sentenced to four and a half months in jail for not complying with a …

Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil
1 year, 9 months ago

Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Three Hong Kong activists from a now-defunct group that organized annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters were convicted on Saturday for failing to provide authorities with information on the group in accordance with a national security law. The alliance was best known for organizing candlelight vigils in Hong Kong on the anniversary of the …

Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil
1 year, 9 months ago

Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil

LA Times  

Chow Hang-tung, vice chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, speaks in Hong Kong on Sept. 5, 2021. Three Hong Kong activists, including Chow, from the now-defunct group that organized annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters were convicted Saturday of failing to provide authorities with information on the group. Three …

Hong Kong court convicts 3 members of 1989 Tiananmen vigil group
1 year, 9 months ago

Hong Kong court convicts 3 members of 1989 Tiananmen vigil group

Al Jazeera  

Court convicted Hong Kong democracy activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung, as well as Tang Ngok Kwan and Tsui Hon Kwong. Three former members of a Hong Kong group that organised annual vigils to mark China’s bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of not complying with a national security police request for information. Three former leaders of a …

Landmark trial of Hong Kong 47 gets under way amid tight security
1 year, 10 months ago

Landmark trial of Hong Kong 47 gets under way amid tight security

Al Jazeera  

The group of pro-democracy politicians and activists are accused of subversion for organising an unofficial primary. “There’s certainly huge sympathy for the people who are standing trial,” said Al Jazeera’s Richard Kimber, reporting from Hong Kong. “There’s certainly a lot of frustration that it’s taken this long to get to this stage and that those who’ve been detained have not …

China lockdown protests pause as police flood city streets
2 years ago

China lockdown protests pause as police flood city streets

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — With police out in force, there was no word of additional protests against strict government anti-pandemic measures Tuesday in Beijing, as temperatures fell well below freezing. Hiding their faces to avoid official retaliation, the students chanted, “No PCR tests but freedom!” and “Oppose dictatorship, don’t be slaves!” The gathering and a similar one elsewhere in Hong Kong …

Hong Kongers who clapped in court jailed on sedition charges
2 years, 1 month ago

Hong Kongers who clapped in court jailed on sedition charges

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Two Hong Kong residents, including a pastor, were found guilty of sedition and sentenced to jail Thursday for clapping and criticizing a judge during a previous trial over a banned vigil in the city. Garry Pang Moon-yuen and Chiu Mei-ying, a housewife, were arrested in April for disturbances during a court hearing in January in which a …

Hong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown
2 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a tough National Security Law have entered guilty pleas in court, as the Beijing government seeks to further silence opposition voices in the regional financial hub. The 47 democracy activists, aged 23 to 64, were charged with conspiracy to …

Hong Kong bars some journalists from handover anniversary
2 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong bars some journalists from handover anniversary

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities, citing security reasons, have barred more than 13 journalists from covering events this week marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, according to the Hong Kong Journalists Association and media reports. The journalists represent at least seven media outlets, including international news agencies Reuters and Agence France-Presse and several others from …

Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban
2 years, 6 months ago

Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Heavy police force patrolled Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, with vigils overseas the only place marking the event. The Foreign Ministry wrote on Facebook that “when this time of year comes around, there is a …

Police patrol Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to enforce the Tiananmen Square vigil ban
2 years, 6 months ago

Police patrol Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to enforce the Tiananmen Square vigil ban

Firstpost  

The ban is seen as part of a move to snuff out political dissent and a sign that Hong Kong is losing its freedoms as Beijing tightens its grip over the semi-autonomous Chinese city Hong Kong: Dozens of police officers patrolled Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary …

China, Hong Kong scrub Tiananmen memories on anniversary
2 years, 6 months ago

China, Hong Kong scrub Tiananmen memories on anniversary

The Hindu  

There was heightened security around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Saturday, anniversary of the bloody 1989 crackdown, while police in Hong Kong warned people not to gather as China strives to remove all reminders of the events of June 4. On Twitter, which is blocked in China, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it had been 33 years “since the …

Hong Kong deploys heavy security on Tiananmen Square anniversary, Taiwan slams 'efforts to erase the memories'
2 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong deploys heavy security on Tiananmen Square anniversary, Taiwan slams 'efforts to erase the memories'

ABC  

Hong Kong has deployed heavy security near a major park on the anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown. Key points: Chinese troops opened fire to end the student-led unrest 33 years ago Leader Carrie Lam said any commemoration events would be subject to national security laws Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen decried the "collective memory of June 4 being systematically erased …

US says China’s Tiananmen crackdown ‘won’t be forgotten’
2 years, 6 months ago

US says China’s Tiananmen crackdown ‘won’t be forgotten’

Al Jazeera  

The United States has said the crackdown on peaceful protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989 will “never be forgotten”, and that the struggle for democracy was echoed today in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong. While many are no longer able to speak up themselves, we and many around the world continue to stand up on their …

Six arrested as Hong Kong snuffs out Tiananmen vigil, but memories live on
2 years, 6 months ago

Six arrested as Hong Kong snuffs out Tiananmen vigil, but memories live on

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The football pitches sat empty and silent under the cold glare of floodlights, barricaded off on all sides. For the second year in a row, the sea of candlelight that used to illuminate Hong Kong’s Victoria Park every June 4 was extinguished, as authorities sought to snuff out all public commemorations of the 1989 Tiananmen Square …

Police in Hong Kong warn over vigil as Tiananmen ‘erased’
2 years, 6 months ago

Police in Hong Kong warn over vigil as Tiananmen ‘erased’

Al Jazeera  

For the first time, Hong Kong will not host an official memorial for the victims of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 as the city’s national security law takes full effect. “One of our city-wide traditions of hosting the June 4 vigil is now no longer a thing and it’s being erased from the public memory and even erased from …

In Hong Kong, memories of China’s Tiananmen Square massacre are being erased
2 years, 6 months ago

In Hong Kong, memories of China’s Tiananmen Square massacre are being erased

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong CNN — For decadesit was a symbol of freedom on Chinese controlled soil: every June 4, come rain or shine, tens of thousands of people …

Hong Kong news outlet closes after police raids, arrests
2 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong news outlet closes after police raids, arrests

The Hindu  

Hong Kong lost its second independent news outlet this year after the Stand News was on Wednesday forced to shut down after its offices were raided and several current and former senior staff placed under arrest. While Wednesday’s arrests were made under a colonial-era sedition law, the recent moves targeting Hong Kong’s media have come in the wake of new …

Tightening grip: On Hong Kong-China relations
2 years, 11 months ago

Tightening grip: On Hong Kong-China relations

The Hindu  

July 1, 2022 will mark 25 years since Hong Kong’s return to China. For much of the past 24 years, Hong Kong defied wide expectations that the “one country, two systems” model would crumble shortly after the handover. On December 23, construction crew quietly removed one of the most well-known statues, the “Pillar of Shame”, standing on the campus of …

More Tiananmen massacre memorials removed in Hong Kong
2 years, 11 months ago

More Tiananmen massacre memorials removed in Hong Kong

The Hindu  

Universities in Hong Kong are removing memorials to the bloody suppression of the 1989 Chinese pro-democracy movement centred on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The Chinese University of Hong Kong early Friday morning took down the “Goddess of Democracy,” a statue based on a figure created by art students and brought to the square shortly before the crackdown in which hundreds, if …

Renowned Tiananmen massacre monument removed in Hong Kong
2 years, 11 months ago

Renowned Tiananmen massacre monument removed in Hong Kong

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A monument at a Hong Kong university that was the best-known public remembrance of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil was removed early Thursday, wiping out one of the city’s last remaining places of public commemoration of the bloody 1989 crackdown. ”They are sending a signal to the students that it is over with the democracy …

Two more Tiananmen Massacre monuments taken down in Hong Kong
3 years ago

Two more Tiananmen Massacre monuments taken down in Hong Kong

Al Jazeera  

Lingnan University dismantles Tiananmen Massacre relief, while another piece, Goddess of Democracy, was removed from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. A liberal arts university in Hong Kong has taken down a relief depicting events during the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, a day after a similar artwork was removed from another leading academic institution in the Asian financial hub. …

Hong Kong loses a symbol of its freedom
3 years ago

Hong Kong loses a symbol of its freedom

The Hindu  

Late into the night on Wednesday, a construction crew quietly worked to dismantle one of Hong Kong’s most distinctive statues and works of art. It has been at HKU since 1997, installed shortly after one of Hong Kong’s annual June vigils at Victoria Park, where thousands gathered every year to mark the anniversary. The vigil itself had been symbolic of …

Explainer: Why did Hong Kong remove a Tiananmen memorial?
3 years ago

Explainer: Why did Hong Kong remove a Tiananmen memorial?

The Hindu  

It happened in the dead of night. Workers at the University of Hong Kong put up barriers that largely blocked their activity from view and, over the next several hours, took down the towering "Pillar of Shame" and carted it away early Thursday in a container truck. Tiananmen 1989 and Hong Kong 2021 The Tiananmen massacre, in which hundreds and …

EXPLAINER: Why did Hong Kong remove a Tiananmen memorial?
3 years ago

EXPLAINER: Why did Hong Kong remove a Tiananmen memorial?

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — It happened in the dead of night. Workers at the University of Hong Kong put up barriers that largely blocked their activity from view and, over the next several hours, took down the towering “Pillar of Shame” and carted it away early Thursday in a container truck. ___ TIANANMEN 1989 AND HONG KONG 2021 The Tiananmen massacre, …

Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen massacre statue
3 years ago

Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen massacre statue

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A monument at a Hong Kong university that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre was removed by workers early Thursday over the objections of its creator from Denmark. The removal also happened in the same week that Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam traveled to Beijing to report on developments in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, where authorities have …

Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen massacre statue
3 years ago

Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen massacre statue

Al Jazeera  

The eight-metre tall Pillar of Shame symbolises the lives lost during the 1989 bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing. A monument at Hong Kong university that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre was removed by workers early on Thursday despite objections by its creator from Denmark. Galschiot offered to take it back to Denmark, provided he was given …

Hong Kong removes sculpture commemorating Tiananmen Square massacre
3 years ago

Hong Kong removes sculpture commemorating Tiananmen Square massacre

LA Times  

University students wash the 26-foot tall monument in 2019 as part of a June 4 tradition to commemorate the Tiananmen massacre. A monument at a Hong Kong university that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre was removed by workers early Thursday over the objections of its creator from Denmark. “Latest legal advice given to the university cautioned that the continued …

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