Workers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) covered up a segment of a bridge dedicated to the Tiananmen dead on Saturday morning, weeks after the school’s removal of a statue commemorating the deadly crackdown attracted international condemnation. Metal panels were constructed to shield the part of Swire Bridge, located outside a dormitory, that bears the white painted slogan. The area was cordoned off by tape. The operation took place in broad daylight, without public notice, three days ahead of Lunar New Year, with students and staff away on break. Fewer than 10 reporters were present, one …
