Following the demolition of the "Pillar of National Sorrow" by the University of Hong Kong, the statue of the Goddess of Democracy erected at the Chinese University of Hong Kong was also removed by the university today (24th).
A spokesperson for the Chinese University of China stated that after internal evaluation, he decided to remove the Statue of New Democracy as the administrator of the university campus.
Cai Ziqiang, a senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and Administration at CUHK, who was the former vice president of the CUHK Student Union, accepted the inquiry of "Hong Kong 01", saying that he was sad that the statue of Democracy had been removed. The removal of the artworks has caused concern about whether the actions of the three universities were "tacitly" and under external pressure, so they removed the artworks in the last two days.
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Cai Ziqiang worries about whether it is illegal to mourn for June 4th in the future
Cai Ziqiang believes that when the government prosecuted the Stake and related parties, one of the "five major political platforms" "ending one-party dictatorship" involved a violation of the "National Security Law". He believed that if only the "end one-party dictatorship" program was illegal, it was pure mourning for June 4th. There are no legal issues per se.
He pointed out that the meaning of the "Goddess of Democracy" is simply a symbol of mourning for June 4th and the pursuit of democracy, and that there is no need to go online.
Cai Ziqiang said frankly that his heart is heavy, because mourning for "June 4th" has been a very important insistence of Hong Kong people over the past 30 years. When the stakes and Victoria Park rallies were forced to go into history, they asked whether the removal of "June 4th" artworks by universities nowadays is a symbol of it. Would it be against the law to simply mourn for June 4th in the future?
Cai Ziqiang, a senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and Administration at CUHK, who was the former vice president of the CUHK Student Union, said that he felt sad that the Statue of Democracy had been removed.
(Information Picture/Photo by Ou Jia Le)
Pan Zhijian said that the statue of the Goddess of Democracy belongs to a common memory: on behalf of CUHK, there is no absence from the road to democracy
Former Tuen Mun District Councillor Pan Zhijian, who was the former vice president of the CUHK Student Union and chairman of the representative committee, said that the incident made CUHK people feel distressed and chilling. He pointed out that the goddess of democracy is a common memory of every CUHK person. It is at the entrance of the university train station. Everyone will see it when they enter and exit the CUHK. It is even more because it is an important symbol of CUHK's participation in social politics, which means that the residents of the University are not absent on the road to democracy and justice."
Pan Zhijian believes that the written reasons for the removal of items related to June 4th by the three universities are very far-fetched and untenable. He questioned the school’s efforts to whitewash the regime and believed that university students had always been the “pioneers” of social and political changes. The question of "cleaning the peaceful land" is to assist the government in promoting "uniformity" in society under the name of the National Security Law.
Pan Zhijian pointed out that the goddess of democracy is a common memory of every CUHK person.
(Pan Zhijian facebook)
Zhang Guojun fb: Hong Kong people can finally breathe
A member of the guild and a member of the DAB Legislative Council, Zhang Guojun uploaded a picture of the demolished statue of the CUHK Democracy Goddess on his social network, saying that many "politicians" used to slander, play populism, and instigate under the banner of "democracy and freedom." Hatred, also known as: "Today, Hong Kong people can finally breathe and live the lives of some normal people."
The DAB Zhang Guojun said: "Today, the people of Hong Kong can finally take a breather and lead a normal life."
(Photo by Liao Yanxiong)
Lingda relief was removed this morning, the school said the relief may pose a legal or safety risk
In response to the incident, CUHK claimed that the school had demolished an unauthorized statue in the University Station Plaza on campus this morning. It pointed out that in 2010, the student union at the time asked the school to display the statue. The school did not approve the request and pointed to the statue of the goddess of democracy. After being put on the site, no one has been responsible for maintenance and management. It is said that the Chinese University Student Union and the Stake Association, which were originally placed on the statue of the Goddess of Democracy, have now ceased to dissolve.
Lingnan University also removed the June 4th relief on campus this morning, and moved the demolished pieces to the storage room on the LG floor of the Liu Li Wanxian Building (LYH).
A Lingnan spokesperson said in response to "Hong Kong 01" inquiries that the university has recently re-examined and evaluated items on campus that may pose legal or security risks. In order to protect the overall interests of the university community, related items have been removed, or removed and properly completed. For storage.
However, it has not explained whether it has been subjected to external pressure or related to similar matters at the University of Hong Kong, and whether it has notified the Chinese-American artist Chen Weiming, the creator of the relief.
The editorial committee of the Lingnan University Student Union stated on social platforms this morning that the University’s security department and engineering department removed the June 4th relief at the university early this morning.
(Fb picture of the Editorial Committee of Lingnan University Student Union)
The personnel of the Security Department and Engineering Department of Lingnan University removed the June 4th relief. The above is the original appearance of the original relief.
(Fb picture of the Editorial Committee of Lingnan University Student Union)
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Lingnan University cleared the June 4th relief and the Fengminji goddess spray painting. The school responded: to protect the overall interests of the university. The new national goddess of democracy and Lingnan June 4th relief were removed. Works by the same sculptor Chen Weiming Article 23 legislation︱ Di Zhiyuan recognized Can only convey worries: the situation is obviously more clever to mourn the June 4th June 4th rally | Cai Yaochang feels no regrets about the work of the stakes in the past: if you have come, you will be at peace