Li Guozhang: The Pillar of National Sorrow does not represent the June Fourth Movement

The University of Hong Kong suddenly removed the "Pillar of National Sorrow" on the campus on the 22nd of last month. In an interview with the radio station, Li Guozhang, the chairman of the University of Hong Kong University Committee who had just stepped down today, said that the "Pillar of National Sorrow" did not represent June 4th, and that the original was not a commemoration of June 4th. , Described it as "the deer is the horse" and "there are some scams." The stake was dissolved in July last year. After obtaining legal advice, the HKU School Committee met and decided to move away.

As for the whereabouts of the Pillar of National Sorrow, he said that he must first find out who the items belonged to.

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Li Guozhang pointed out in the business program "Political and Economic Saturday" that the pillar of national death was "someone". He pointed out that the Danish artist Gao Zhihu created the pillar of national death not to commemorate the June 4th incident, but to commemorate a bomb attack in the United States in 1995. After arriving in Hong Kong, it was accepted by the Stake Association, and it was changed to commemorate the June 4th incident. "But every person’s portrait is not a Chinese portrait, and a Lengxi people’s portrait is not a commemoration of June 4th. Four 啫".

There are 6 Pillars of National War in the world, each representing a different massacre. The one placed at the University of Hong Kong in the past 20 years was painted orange, with red letters on the front engraved with "June 4th Massacre" and "How can old people kill young people" ".

The Hong Kong University Student Union will also wash away the pillars of national sorrow on the eve of June 4th every year.

▼Early situation of "Pillar of National Sorrow"▼

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Li Guozhang said that the stake once stated that it was the owner of the Pillar of National War, but the stake was disbanded in July. "If the wind blows the pillars and falls, is the person responsible for the injury?" So he sought it out at that time. Mayer Brown’s legal opinion has the right to relocate, and Mayer Brown Lawyers originally stated that there was no problem. Li said that in October at that time, "I was so happy" that he had said that he would relocate, but Mayer Brown retracted his opinion. Doing so" requires the school to consult independent legal advice and wait two months before confirming the right to move out until last month.

The Pillar of National War is now in the Kadoorie Center of the University of Hong Kong. When asked about its whereabouts, Li Guozhang said that we must first find out who the Pillar of National War belongs to and solve legal issues.

Asked whether the school can no longer mourn for June 4th, whether political issues cannot exist?

He said, "It's totally unrelated." "Your column doesn't represent June 4th. I've made it clear. But if you refer to a deer as a horse, you are just talking about it. It's really not about you. "

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After Li Guozhang took office as the University Committee of the University of Hong Kong, for the first time, hundreds of Hong Kong University students presided over the meeting and demonstrated at the venue. At that time, it also involved the delay of the appointment of the former dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong, Chen Wenmin, as the vice-principal and the final rejection.

Li Guozhang attributed the responsibility to the political party, saying that "the members of the Citizen Party were besieging our country." He also pointed out that the incident was a potential cyclone in Sino-US relations.

After the Hong Kong University’s anti-regulation incident, the school and the student union "seded off seats." Li Guozhang pointed out, "We are not oppressing students. The department made it clear that there is no way to do it."

But when asked how to make students trust the school, he said, "We must listen to his opinions," referring to young people who are ambitious and passionate.

During the Anti-Revision Movement, many students were arrested and imprisoned. After they were released from prison, could they return to school. Li Guozhang pointed out that young people were misled for a while. The school committee would take the students back, and he said, "Everyone will observe the situation, and if they are too cold, they will take them back."

Looking back on his work in the past six years, he said that he could let students know, "Going to the university department to pursue knowledge and ideas, don't go to the department to make contact, to squeeze gas bombs," and think that "in terms of discipline, our department has done a good job."

He doesn't comment on his 6 years of work, but says that "many people don't want me."

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Li Guozhang, who is also a member of the Executive Council, was asked if he would run for the chief executive. He said, "It is an interesting question." He asked the host if he was interested. The host said he was not interested and incapable. He said, "Or I want to talk to you." , The host again said that he had a chance, and he responded "I didn't hear it."

He expects that the new government will "talk about it, do it, and don't discuss it without making a decision." He believes that in order to reorganize the government, civil servants must be rewarded and punished clearly. It cannot maintain "doing less and making less mistakes and not doing good." Good yourself, don’t be a good Hong Kong.”

He also hopes that the new Legislative Council will have discussions with the government.

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