Hong Kong

The government in Hong Kong is tearing down statues honoring those who stood up against oppression in the 1989 riot in Tiananmen Square. At that time large numbers of students and professional people gathered to protest the way the Chinese Government was trying to keep the demand for democracy under control. The government sent in armed troops with tanks to stop the protest and 200 students were killed. The local soldiers refused to attack the students, some of whom they knew, so outside troops were called in. While the statues are gone the memories linger on.