HONG KONG, Nov 13 — Hong Kong awoke to a third straight day of chaos today following a night of intense battles between pro-democracy protesters and riot police on a university campus that saw some of the most violent scenes in more than five months of unrest. Morning commuters were faced with...
Protesters dig up paving bricks outside the MTR train station at the Chinese University of Hong Kong November 12, 2019. — AFP pic
Yesterday, the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus was the epicentre of the protests. The clashes raged well into the night, despite faculty and staff trying to mediate, with flames lighting up the night sky and dense clouds of acrid smoke. After months of largely confining their most disruptive protests to the weekends, protesters angry at Beijing's tightening control over Hong Kong have been pushing new tactics targeting the working week.
In many neighbourhoods, main roads were devoid of traffic, trams and buses and locals formed long queues for taxis and buses. Many slept on the campus sports track and in the bleachers. Others played football to pass the time as they took turns manning barricades on a bridge where the main battles earlier that night took place.A 19-year-old volunteer medic, who gave his first name Marco, said he had lost count of how many students he treated who had been struck by rubber bullets.
Authorities have offered repeated condemnation but been unable or unwilling to find a solution to the crisis.
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