Hong Kong university cover up Tiananmen crackdown tribute


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HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s oldest university covered up one of the last public tributes to the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown today, as Beijing continues to muzzle dissent in the financial hub. Hong Kong was the only place in China where mass remembrance of Tiananmen was tolerated, but authorities have driven such activities underground after imposing a sweeping national security law on the city. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) last month removed a famous statue commemorating pro-democracy protesters killed by Chinese troops around Tiananmen Square. At least two other local universities removed artworks in public areas marking the crackdown...