A monument at the University of Hong Kong which marks the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has been removed.

Depicting a heap of anguished human torsos, the famous statue commemorated pro-democracy protesters killed during a crackdown by Chinese authorities - and stood for more than two decades.

In a statement, the council of the University of Hong Kong said it decided to remove it "based on external legal advice and risk assessment for the best interest of the University".

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