After the University of Hong Kong sent engineers to enclose and demolish the "Pillar of National Sorrow" at the unknown party "Pillar of National Sorrow" creator and Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt late on Wednesday (22nd), the Lingnan University Student Union The editorial board stated on social platforms this morning that the University’s security department and engineering department had removed the June 4th relief and moved the demolition to the storage room on the LG floor of the Liu Li Wanxian Building (LYH) early this morning. At present, the original site of the statue continues to be enclosed, leaving only a piece of debris.
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)
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 also pointed out that the security department and engineering department of the university enclosed the first to third floors of the Liu Li Wanxian Building (LYH), and the student union representatives were driven out and prevented from entering the atrium. The student union members speculated that the goddess of democracy in the atrium of the student union on the second floor was being painted. The portrait is painted white.
(Fb picture of the Editorial Committee of Lingnan University Student Union)
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In addition, the editorial committee pointed out that the security department and engineering department of the university enclosed the first floor to the third floor of the Liu Li Wanxian Building (LYH). The representative of the student union was driven out and prevented from entering the atrium area, and found that the engineering department took the elevator into the atrium. The editorial committee pointed out that members of the student union speculated that they were painting the portrait of the goddess of democracy in the atrium of the student union on the second floor in white.
Fan Xu Litai, alumnus of Hong Kong University’s Demolition of the Pillar of National Worry, supports: The ugly statue will be removed early in the morning.
The Pillar of National Sorrow｜The University of Hong Kong: The exhibit is a touchstone for freedom of speech. The removal of the pieces is absolutely disrespectful, referring to the aging of the Pillar of National Sorrow.
