Lady Liberty Hong Kong Explained

Italic Title:yes
Year:2019
Height Metric:3
Weight:80kg (180lb)[1]
Metric Unit:m
Condition:destroyed, missing

Lady Liberty Hong Kong was a 3abbr=NaNabbr= statue that was created during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, designed by users from the LIHKG forum.Created in August 2019, the statue was publicly displayed in multiple locations before being hauled to the top of Lion Rock, intended as the statue's "final resting place"; however, the statue was vandalised and removed by unknown assailants the next day.

Inception

In August 2019, a design team came up with nine design proposals for the statue. An online vote was held on LIHKG, leading the team to select the "Goddess of democracy" design, which was modelled after a female demonstrator whose eye was allegedly ruptured by a bean bag round shot by the police.[2] The team launched a crowdfunding campaign, which successfully raised a total of in 6 hours, surpassing its goal.[3] [4] Roughly was spent on the statue, and the remaining was donated to the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund in support of the protest movement.

The team involved in the production included:

Design concept

The design concept of Lady Liberty Hong Kong was inspired by a typical demonstrator's outfit: a yellow helmet, eye mask and a gas mask; the right hand holds an umbrella, while the left hand holds a banner with the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times", a commonly used slogan in the protest movement. The team has stated the statue symbolised "the unparalleled bravery of Hongkongers in voicing out amidst [the] rain of bullets and tear gas in the prolonged anti-extradition bill movement".

Exhibition

The statue was first publicly displayed at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on 31 August.[5] The statue was also displayed at the "Anti-Abusive and Anti-authoritarian Rally" held at Chater Garden on 6 September[6] and was temporarily moved to the University of Hong Kong afterwards.[7] On 13 October, the statue was hauled to the top of Lion Rock by a team of 32 volunteers, including 16 professional climbers. The organisers had intended Lion Rock as the statue's "final resting place", as "a symbolic gesture to infuse a refreshed mindset for the fight for democracy." However, on the next morning, the statue was toppled and vandalised with red paint by unknown assailants.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lady Liberty: Hong Kong protesters haul statue to mountain top. 14 October 2019. France 24. 10 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191016160158/https://www.france24.com/en/20191014-lady-liberty-hong-kong-protesters-haul-statue-to-mountain-top. 16 October 2019. live.
  2. News: At Hong Kong Protests, Art That Imitates Life. Ives. Mike. 11 October 2019. The New York Times. 9 November 2019. Fei. Lam Yik. 0362-4331. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015213228/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/world/asia/hong-kong-protest-art.html. 15 October 2019. live.
  3. Web site: 連登眾籌一日達標 20 萬 香港民主女神像正式投產 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞. Stand News . zh. Hong Kong. 18 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101231829/https://thestandnews.com/culture/%E9%80%A3%E7%99%BB%E7%9C%BE%E7%B1%8C%E4%B8%80%E6%97%A5%E9%81%94%E6%A8%99-20-%E8%90%AC-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%B0%91%E4%B8%BB%E5%A5%B3%E7%A5%9E%E5%83%8F%E6%AD%A3%E5%BC%8F%E6%8A%95%E7%94%A2/. 1 November 2019. live.
  4. Web site: Plan for 'Lady Liberty Hong Kong' pro-democracy statue surpasses HK$200k crowdfunding goal within hours. 31 August 2019. Hong Kong Free Press. 9 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191013005247/https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/08/31/plan-lady-liberty-hong-kong-pro-democracy-statue-surpasses-hk200k-crowdfunding-goal-within-hours/. 13 October 2019. live.
  5. Web site: 【逆權運動】創作揉合血汗與傷痕 4.5米高真●香港民主女神像豎立「暴大」. Apple Daily . zh. 18 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831164207/https://hk.news.appledaily.com/local/realtime/article/20190831/59994335. 31 August 2019. live.
  6. Web site: 社會及政治組織從業員遮打花園集會 促警方不要濫捕. RTHK. zh-tw. 9 November 2019. 18 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018075225/https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1479197-20190906.htm?archive_date=2019-09-06. live.
  7. Web site: Hong Kong protesters go into creative overdrive. Woodhouse. Alice. Liu. Nicolle. 15 October 2019. Financial Times. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017010401/https://www.ft.com/content/526e2d46-ee97-11e9-bfa4-b25f11f42901. 17 October 2019. 10 November 2019.
  8. Web site: 'Lady Liberty' statue toppled after being hauled to top of Lion Rock Coconuts Hong Kong. CoconutsHongKong. 14 October 2019. Coconuts. 10 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191110003827/https://coconuts.co/hongkong/news/lady-liberty-statue-toppled-after-being-hauled-to-top-of-lion-rock/. 10 November 2019. live.
  9. Web site: Hong Kong's Lady Liberty statue vandalised after being installed atop Lion Rock. 14 October 2019. Hong Kong Free Press. 10 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015160811/https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/14/hong-kongs-lady-liberty-statue-vandalised-installed-atop-lion-rock/. 15 October 2019. live.

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