HONG KONG -- An iconic statue commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing was removed from the campus of the University of Hong Kong overnight after standing there for 24 years.
Hong Kong security law
Tiananmen memorial statue removed in dead of night in Hong Kong
University cites right to eject work erected without permission 24 years ago
Workers moved pieces of the "Pillar of Shame" to a truck in the early hours of Dec. 23. © Reuters
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