3D-printed palm-sized figurines of the Goddess of Democracy — a symbol of the 1989 Beijing protests — have been hidden across the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus to remember the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square crackdown.
A Goddess of Democracy statue in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on June 4, 2010. HONG KONG — A group of university students in Hong Kong have found an unusual and creative way to mark the 33rd anniversary of the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square crackdown, as the city moves to stifle commemoration of the massacre.
CUHK hosted a large version of the statue, although it was removed in December, shortly after authorities tore down theat the University of Hong Kong that is also dedicated to victims of the crackdown. Hong Kong University cited legal concerns and safety risks, as the city’s government accelerates its campaign to erase one of the darkest days in recent Chinese history from public recollection.
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