University of Hong Kong removes Pillar of Shame sculpture marking Tiananmen Square crackdown in middle of night
While an HKU Council statement points only to unspecified ‘legal risks’, source tells Post colonial-era sedition law was cited during meeting that lasted over an hour
Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, the pillar’s creator, blasts its dismantling as ‘a disgrace’, says university refused to communicate with him despite offers to claim it