HONG KONG, Nov 28 — Hong Kong police said they would enter Polytechnic University today after a two-week siege drove most protesters out, but just before midnight, a masked man emerged and asked them to halt their plan. Security teams from the university had scoured the maze of buildings at the...
Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 07:16 AM MYT
Security teams from the university had scoured the maze of buildings at the campus, a focal point in recent weeks of the citywide protests that first erupted in June, finding no one. The university on Kowloon peninsula was turned into a battleground in mid-November, when protesters barricaded themselves in and clashed with riot police in a hail of petrol bombs, water cannon and tear gas. About 1,100 people were arrested last week, some while trying to escape.
China denies interfering and says it is committed to the “one country, two systems” formula put in place at that time.The university yesterday asked government departments for help removing “dangerous materials” from the site, which is littered with rotting waste and detritus of the siege, requesting authorities take a “humane” approach.
Hong Kong authorities hope that a lull in clashes over the weekend during local elections, where pro-democracy candidates scored a landslide victory, can translate into more calm after nearly six months of turmoil.
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