The University of Hong Kong, a public university in Hong Kong, has removed the Pillar of Shame, a sculpture honoring the pro-democracy protesters killed in Tiananmen Square by Chinese officials in 1989. In a statement, university officials described the statue as “fragile” and said it was removed because of “potential safety issues.”
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