On Dec. 24, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the Lingnan University dismantled monuments and sculptures honoring the pro-democracy Tiananmen square protests and massacre. The University of Hong Kong also covertly toppled the “Pillar of Shame” Tiananmen memorial on the evening of Dec. 22. Workers dispatched by school administrators in the early morning dismantled the bronze Goddess of Democracy that had been at CUHK for 12 years. Lingnan University covered a Tiananmen Massacre painting and dismantled a memorial relief sculpture on the same day. Chen Weiming, a New Zealander, designed both sculptures to mark the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. On June 2, 2010, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China received the 6.4-meter tall bronze statue of Goddess of Democracy, which was delivered to Hong Kong for display. The Hong Kong government … Continue reading CCP Destroyed Sculpture of the “Goddess of Democracy” (Semiramis). Perhaps to Induce Outrage.