The "Pillar of National Sorrow" erected at the University of Hong Kong was demolished overnight by the school late this Wednesday (22nd). The Association of Chinese Democratic Colleges in Taiwan announced that it would rebuild the "Pillar of National Sorrow" at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei. There has long been a connection, and Gao also has a "high willingness" to rebuild sculptures in Taiwan.
As for whether the original column will be moved to Taiwan, the Association said that the original column is in the hands of Hong Kong and his fate is in doubt. It calls on the Hong Kong side to respect that the sculpture is the private property of Gao Zhi and should be returned in respect of the rule of law.
The meeting will initiate fund-raising activities for the reconstruction plan, and plans to invite Gao Zhihuo to personally unveil the "Pillar of National Sorrow" in Taiwan next year's June 4th Gala.
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Criticize the University of Hong Kong for erecting an invisible "pillar of shame for academic autonomy"
At a press conference yesterday (24), the chairman of the association, Zeng Jianyuan, criticized the University of Hong Kong for removing the "pillar of national sorrow" and erected an invisible "pillar of academic autonomy" in the school, saying that university autonomy has been destroyed.
He pointed out that as the number of Hong Kong people who have moved to Taiwan in recent years has increased, the establishment of a "pillar of national sorrow" in Taiwan has a new significance and will also carry the memory of the "rebellion in anti-transmission" the year before.
The association stated that "Pillar of National Sorrow" will be called "Pillar of Shame" in Taiwan because the name "Pillar of National Sorrow" is "for Hong Kong people, it is the national death of their own country", and the original name Pillar of Shame is a literal translation. It is the "Pillar of Shame", so the reconstruction in Taiwan will be renamed the "Pillar of Shame on June 4th."
As for whether the original pillars can be moved to the stage, the association said that it depends on the Hong Kong side, and that although the sculpture was cut, the association is ready to rebuild it at any time.
The spokesperson of the association also pointed out that the reconstruction of the "Pillar of National Sorrow" will follow the orange design of the University of Hong Kong, explaining that the idea is to inject the yellow representing human rights and inject the red representing blood, which symbolizes the introduction of human rights into China, and the association will also borrow The reconstruction action made a solemn declaration to China’s suppression of human rights.
Fan Xu Litai, alumnus of Hong Kong University’s Demolition of the Pillar of National Disaster, supports: The ugly statue will be removed early in the morning.
The Pillar of National Death | Hong Kong University Student: The exhibit is a touchstone for freedom of speech. The removal of the pieces does not respect the aging of the Pillar of National Death. Departure from Hong Kong University campus and transported to Hong Kong University’s Kadoorie Center: The Pillar of National Death | Creator Gao Zhihu shocked the Hong Kong University Court report: The school committee demolished the Pillar of National Death by moving away from the campus of the University of Hong Kong?
The school broke through with hoardings and white cloth to seal up the pillars of national death with helmets. Li Guozhang said that the role of the owner is not clear. It is difficult to deal with: the new statue of the goddess of democracy must be found. Removed the statue of the immigrant goddess of CUHK, Cai Ziqiang, the former vice president of the Student Union: I have lost common memories. CUHK removed the statue of the goddess of new democracy in the morning. The school’s response to the goddess spray painting: to protect the overall interests of the university. The statue of the New Democracy Goddess of Zhongda University and the bas-relief of the Tiananmen Massacre of Lingnan University were removed. Works by the same sculptor Chen Weiming
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