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Fourth Hong Kong university set to remove artwork marking Tiananmen Square crackdown
- City University student union says it has been asked to remove Goddess of Democracy statue, which has stood on campus for nearly a decade
- Three other local universities have removed art pieces marking June 4, 1989 crackdown in recent days
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A fourth university in Hong Kong wants an artwork commemorating victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown removed, its student union has revealed, saying it has been asked by campus chiefs to take it away.
City University student union said it had decided to relocate its Goddess of Democracy statue, which has stood on campus for nearly a decade, to prevent it from being damaged.
The union also accused the authorities of putting pressure on education institutions with an intent to silence academia and whitewash history.
Three other local universities have removed art pieces marking the June 4, 1989 crackdown in Beijing this week.
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More Tiananmen crackdown monuments removed from Hong Kong university campuses
More Tiananmen crackdown monuments removed from Hong Kong university campuses
On its Facebook page, CityU’s student union said the university had formally requested that it take back its Goddess of Democracy statue.
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