The "Pillar of National Sorrow" standing on the campus of the University of Hong Kong was suddenly enclosed by a fence tonight (22nd).
The "Hong Kong University Student Union Academy Real-time News" uploaded a photo on Facebook. At 10pm, a helmet-mounted engineer set up a hoarding near the "Pillar of the National Sorrow", and also covered the "National Sorrow's Zhi" with a white cloth over two stories high. column".
The "Pillar of National Sorrow", which has been standing on the campus of the University of Hong Kong for nearly 25 years, was created by the Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt to commemorate the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989.
The University of Hong Kong issued an "Ultimatum" earlier, requesting the Stake Association to remove the "Pillar of National Sorrow." After that, the creator Gao Zhihu intervened and said that he would come to Hong Kong to dismantle it himself.
The "Hong Kong University Student Union Academy Real-time News" Facebook page reported tonight that the school is setting up a hoarding on the "Pillar of National Sorrow".
In the photo, it can be seen that several engineers wearing helmets have arrived, and some of them are manually carrying the yellow hoardings.
In another picture, it can be seen that the "Pillar of National Sorrow" has been obscured by a white cloth that is more than two stories high, and the position where the "Pillar of National Sorrow" can be seen from the footbridge has also been obscured by yellow hoardings.