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NTUA says ‘Lennon wall’ to remain if application renewed

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Taipei Times
Date: Jun 03, 2020
By: Lai Hsiao-Tung and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, with staff writer

A ‘Lennon wall’ is pictured in an undated photograph taken on the campus of National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA) in New Taipei City as some students accuse the school of planning to demolish the wall by June 19.
Photo courtesy of NTUA

National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA) yesterday said that students can apply to keep the campus’ ‘Lennon wall,’ where notes and flyers are posted in support of Hong Kong’s democratic movement.

The statement came in response to students’ accusation that the university had undermined their freedom of speech by ordering the wall’s removal.

The controversy broke out after the NTUA student association president on Sunday wrote on Facebook that the school had demanded that the wall be torn down, drawing students’ criticism.

The Hong Kong Outlanders, a group of Hong Kongers living in Taiwan, backed the students on Facebook, saying that the wall’s removal would reduce the space where students could express their opinions.    [FULL  STORY]

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