Hong Kong, China — Two Hong Kong universities on Friday removed sculptures marking Beijing’s 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, as authorities steadily erase all remaining traces of the deadly event from the southern Chinese territory. But early Friday, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) removed the “Goddess of Democracy” from its campus. CUHK’s student union, known for its active role in Hong Kong’s democracy movement spanning 50 years, disbanded in October. Today, Hong Kongers can finally breathe easy and return to normal life,” wrote Horace Cheung, vice chair of Hong Kong’s largest pro-China party DAB. Beijing is remolding Hong Kong in its own image after democracy protests two years ago and commemorating Tiananmen has effectively been criminalized.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 24, 2021 09:06 UTC