Lennon Wall with protest messages at University of Hong Kong vandalised by group claiming to be ‘cleansing’ campus
- Video shows mostly middle-aged group who converge on wall adorned with messages of support for protest movement and condemnation of Chinese government
- Another clip on Facebook page of ‘Hong Kong With One Heart’ records woman saying ‘we don’t want our children to study in such a dirty university’
A so-called Lennon Wall at the University of Hong Kong containing notes of support for anti-government protesters was vandalised on Saturday night by about 30 people who claimed they were “cleansing” the campus.
The university student union has called on peers to join rebuilding efforts on Tuesday, warning of an “escalation of actions” if management did not pursue the case, while a spokeswoman for the institution said it was reviewing security measures.
Videos provided by a student and posted on the Facebook page of the union showed the group, comprising mostly middle-aged people, tearing up posters on University Street, where the student body and wall is located.
Some of the posters on the Lennon Wall called for “withdrawing criminal charges against all protesters” and described the mainland Chinese government as “Chi Nazi”, a derogatory term accusing it of human rights violation.
In another clip uploaded to the Facebook page of a group called “Hong Kong With One Heart” on Saturday night, a woman can be heard saying that she and her partners are “cleansing HKU” and “we don’t want our children to study in such a dirty university”.