A doctoral law student from mainland China has been charged with planning to display publicly a large “Pillar of Shame” banner in Hong Kong, and she has pleaded guilty to a charge of “attempting to commit or prepare to commit an act with seditious intent.” She appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Sept. 11 and will be sentenced by Judge Peter Law Tak-chuen the following day. The defendant remains in custody.
According to the case, the defendant, Zeng Yuxuan (23 years old), received a 9-meter (29.52 feet) by 3-meter (9.84 feet) banner showing the “Pillar of Shame” with the words “The Tiananmen Massacre June 4th, 1989; The old cannot kill the young forever” on its base, from mainland Chinese pro-democracy activist Zhou Fengsuo in May. On June 1, when the police searched her residence, they found a 1.5-meter (4.92 feet) by 0.6-meter (1.96 feet) “Pillar of Shame” banner hanging in her apartment.
