Two Hong Kong universities on Friday removed sculptures marking Beijing's deadly 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, as authorities move to erase the event from the Chinese city's collective memory.
The removals come a day after Hong Kong's oldest university took down a statue commemorating the bloody crackdown, sparking outcry by activists and dissident artists in the city and abroad.
But early Friday, the Chinese University of Hong Kong removed the "Goddess of Democracy" from its campus. "They acted like a thief in the night", Chen told AFP. "It was the opposite of being clean and above board... They were afraid of exposure and of a backlash from students and alumni." Lingnan University said it had taken down its statue after having "reviewed and assessed items on campus that may pose legal and safety risks to the university community."
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