Workers remove a part of “Pillar of Shame” by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot which to pay tribute to the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on June 4, 1989, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Hong Kong, China, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

The “Pillar of Shame” statue is displayed at the University of Hong Kong, Oct. 13, 2021. /VOA/

The Pillar of Shame at the University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam. Photo: Nora Tam

Workers remove a part of “Pillar of Shame” by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot which to pay tribute to the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on June 4, 1989, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Hong Kong, China, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Workers remove a part of “Pillar of Shame” by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot which to pay tribute to the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on June 4, 1989, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Hong Kong, China, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Security stand guard near “Pillar of Shame” by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot which pay tribute to the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on June 4, 1989, as they prepare to remove it from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in Hong Kong, China, December 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu