Danish artist seeks return of Tiananmen Square memorial sculpture

A security guard stands in front of the Pillar Of Shame statue (Kin Cheung/AP

A Danish artist is seeking to get back his sculpture in Hong Kong commemorating the victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as a deadline passed for its removal.

Jens Galschioet said that he had hired a lawyer and hopes he will be able to transport the sculpture out of Hong Kong “under orderly conditions and without it having suffered from any damage”.