Tower Hamlets mulls name changes for roads around new Chinese Embassy: Tiananmen Square, Uyghur Court, Hong Kong Road and Tibet Hill
In response to China’s application to build a new embassy in London, Tower Hamlets Council has voted to consider naming nearby roads and buildings Tiananmen Square, Uyghur Court, Hong Kong Road and Tibet Hill, it has been reported.
In a move that is likely to infuriate the Chinese government, local councillors in the London borough of Tower Hamlets are pushing to rename the roads directly surrounding the the three buildings that will comprise the embassy to assert “support for the freedom and diversity of our borough”, according to various reports.
The singer, told the MyLondon website about the three buildings that have been purchased by the Chinse government: “It’s like they’re building their own palace there. It’s like a fortress facing the Tower Bridge.”
“We are asking Tower Hamlets Council to dedicate three names to three different communities that are being affected by Chinese government oppression – Tibet Hill, Uyghur Court and Hong Kong Square,” she reportedly said. “It would be symbolic.”
