Monument at the University of Hong Kong that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has been removed following 'cautions of legal risk'
The Pillar of Shame statue symbolises the lives lost during the military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.
“Latest legal advice given to the university cautioned that the continued display of the statue would pose legal risks to the university based on the Crimes Ordinance enacted under the Hong Kong colonial government," the university said in a statement. The university said that it had requested for the statue to be put in storage and would continue to seek legal advice on follow-up actions.The Pillar of Shame monument became an issue in October, with the university demanding that it be removed, even as activists and rights groups protested.
Galschiøt offered to take it back to Denmark provided he was given legal immunity that he won't be persecuted under Hong Kong's national security law, but has so far not succeeded.
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