Lady Liberty Hong Kong

Inception

In August 2019, a design team came up with nine design proposals for the statue. An online vote was held on LIHKG, leading the team to select the "Goddess of democracy" design, which was modelled after a female demonstrator whose eye was allegedly ruptured by a bean bag round shot by the police. The team launched a crowdfunding campaign, which successfully raised a total of HK$203,933 in 6 hours, surpassing its HK$200,000 goal. Roughly HK$50,000 was spent on the statue, and the remaining HK$150,000 was donated to the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund in support of the protest movement.

The team involved in the production included:

• Core team of 15 people, 5 people
• Graphic design team, 30 people
• 3D design team, 10 people
• 3D printing team, 30 people
• Metal structure team, 10 people
• Sculpture production team, 25 people
• Counter-powered driver, 5 people
• Transportation and site assembly team of 20 people
• 8,000 netizens who participated in the draft design vote

Design concept

The design concept of Lady Liberty Hong Kong was inspired by a typical demonstrator's outfit: a yellow helmet, eye mask and a gas mask; the right hand holds an umbrella, while the left hand holds a banner with the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times", a commonly used slogan in the protest movement. The team has stated the statue symbolised "the unparalleled bravery of Hongkongers in voicing out amidst [the] rain of bullets and tear gas in the prolonged anti-extradition bill movement".