Two Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen artworks after Pillar of Shame dismantled
by Guardian staff and agencies from on (#5TB5H)
CUHK's Goddess of Democracy and a sculpture at Lingnan University were removed overnight as authorities move to erase memorials to the massacre
Two more Hong Kong universities have removed works of art marking Beijing's deadly 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, as authorities move to erase memorials to the event.
The removals come a day after Hong Kong's oldest university took down a statue named the Pillar of Shame, commemorating the events of 1989, sparking outcry by activists and dissident artists in the city and abroad.
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