The "pillar of national mourning" that had been erected at the University of Hong Kong for more than 20 years suddenly began to be removed by the university in the middle of the night on December 22 last year.
The "HKU Student Union Academy Real-Time News" uploaded a photo on Facebook, saying that the original location had been covered with wooden floors and pebble-shaped seats were placed, and it was suspected that the school would renovate the original site as a rest space.
"Hong Kong 01" is inquiring with the University of Hong Kong on the incident.
After the pillar of national mourning was removed, the original site is suspected to be converted into a rest space.
(The University of Hong Kong Student Union Academy Real-Time News FACEBOOK)
▼The original appearance of the pillar of national mourning▼
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"The University of Hong Kong Student Union Academy Real-Time News" reported that the hoarding of the original site of the National Memorial Column has not been removed, but according to observation, the location has been covered with wooden floors and has pebble-shaped seats. It is suspected that the school will rebuild the original site. for rest space.
HKU Council Says Statue 'Aging'
The "pillar of national mourning" that was erected at the University of Hong Kong was suddenly enclosed by hoardings in the middle of the night on December 22 last year. Until the early morning of the 23rd, the pillar of national mourning was dismantled and removed, and the original site was "razed to the ground" and enclosed with plastic boards.
The University of Hong Kong Council issued a statement saying that after a meeting yesterday, the council decided to remove the "pillar of national mourning", saying that the statue had been aging for a long time. In the overall interest of the University, the decision to remove is made.
After that, CUHK and Lingnan University also demolished the "New Democracy Statue" and the "June 4th Relief" respectively in the early morning of December 24.
▼In the early morning of December 23, 2022, the pillar of national mourning was dismantled and transported away▼
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