Today, thousands of people marched the streets in our city to mark the forthcoming 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. Among them was Mr. Xiong Yan, one of the 21 most-wanted protesters at the time. He was finally allowed entry into HK last night, after spending the last 17 years of his life in the States. Danish sculptor/activist Jens Galschiot (responsible for the now damaged ‘Pillar of Shame’ on the University of Hong Kong campus) was a bit less fortunate, as five hours of questioning led the Immigration Department to conclude that we’re better off without this annoying gweilo. Even the gift of two new sculptures was warmly greeted by the finger. Yan on the other hand was of course thrilled to set foot on Chinese soil again. And to be fair, the suit he wore last night almost makes up for that one-way ticket back to Denmark:

Photo taken from scmp.com, shot by David Wong (SMP Pictures)
‘Artist’ responsible for screwing with the photo: Johnny Mountain