Hong Kongers are not short on symbolism. During the Tiananmen demonstration the students built a “Goddess of Democracy” based off the Statue of Liberty, and this echoes that. No doubt that China remembers too, and this will bring it back in spades.
Love this…
A giant woodblock construction , let's call him Umbrella Man, is rolled into Admiralty on a dolly. #occupyhk pic.twitter.com/E38wXC1Nb5
— Julie Makinen (@JulieMakLAT) October 5, 2014
Umbrella Man has arrived to keep morale high #umbrellamovent pic.twitter.com/BN26TjCnIi
— Ilaria Maria Sala (@IlariaMariaSala) October 5, 2014