Hong Kong University orders removal of Tiananmen Square massacre statue
by Agence France-Presse from World news | The Guardian on (#5QH41)
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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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