More Tiananmen crackdown monuments removed from Hong Kong university campuses

Two more monuments commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown were removed from two university campuses in Hong Kong in the early hours of Christmas Eve. After removing the Goddess of Democracy, the Chinese University of Hong Kong said its placement on campus had never been authorised, while Lingnan University cited “legal and safety risks” over their decision to tear down a wall relief. The moves come just one day after the University of Hong Kong dismantled the eight-metre tall Pillar of Shame, a sculpture dedicated to victims of the 1989 crackdown, in a late-night operation.