Hong Kong police seized an exhibit on Friday in connection with what they said was an attempt to incite subversion, with media reporting it was a statue commemorating Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown on democracy protesters in 1989.
Media reported the exhibit was the Pillar of Shame, an eight-metre tall statue depicting dozens of torn and twisted bodies that commemorates protestors killed in the crackdown in and around Tiananmen Square more than three decades ago.
They did not say who was suspected of wanting to use the statue, which was being kept in storage, to incite subversion.Hong Kong had traditionally held the largest annual vigils in the world to commemorate the crackdown. In 2021, the University of Hong Kong dismantled and removed the statue "based on external legal advice and risk assessment for the best interest of the university". It has since been kept in a cargo container on university-owned land.
A Hong Kong Security Bureau spokesperson said on Saturday that some organisations had attempted to "confuse the public, demand the return of relevant evidence under the guise of artistic freedom, and unreasonably condemn and maliciously smear" the legitimate actions of the police.It is not clear if the Tiananmen Square vigil will take place this year.
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