National security police officers on Friday seized the Pillar of Shame - an orange copper sculpture commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown - from the Kadoorie Centre in Shek Kong near Yuen Long, where it is stored, after the statue was said to be evidence in a subversion case, according to sources. The sculpture, originally displayed inside the University of Hong Kong’s Pok Fu Lam campus, where it had stood for over 24 years since 1997, was removed in December 2021, broken down into large pieces, and taken to the university's Kadoorie Centre. The university had cited legal risks and possibly safety following the removal. It is understood that the officers obtained a court warrant, arrived at the Kadoorie Centre this morning, and seized the sculpture - which they suspected was connected to a subversion case. Read more:"Pillar of Shame” creator wants to take his statue back, asks for protection from security lawPillar pulled down

Source: The Standard May 06, 2023 04:07 UTC