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| Hong Kong protests: Students boycott class on first day back | Hong Kong protests: Students boycott class on first day back |
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| Thousands of secondary school and university students have boycotted classes in Hong Kong, in the stage of pro-democracy protests. | |
| Organisers say 10,000 pupils from 200 secondary schools did not turn up for the first day for the new school year. | |
| The student action comes on the same day as a call for a broad two-day strike and large rally. | |
| Protests over the weekend saw some of the worst violence in weeks between protesters and police. | Protests over the weekend saw some of the worst violence in weeks between protesters and police. |
| On Saturday, protesters threw petrol bombs, lit fires and attacked the city's parliament building while police used tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons and fired live warning shots. | |
| Hong Kong is now entering its 14th successive week of demonstrations. | |
| The protests were sparked by changes to a law that would allow extradition to mainland China, but have since widened to include calls for an independent inquiry into police brutality and universal suffrage. | |
| Who is protesting on Monday? | |
| Early on Monday, activists disrupted train services at different stations causing major rush hour traffic delays. Services resumed later on Monday morning. | |
| Secondary school students later gathered at Edinburgh Place in the city's central district. | |
| "I am willing to take any disciplinary consequences," one student from a college in the district of Sham Shui Po told Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post. | "I am willing to take any disciplinary consequences," one student from a college in the district of Sham Shui Po told Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post. |
| Many of the students were wearing eye-patches to show their solidarity with one activist who during the earlier weeks of protests was injured in the eye in clashes with the police. | |
| The boycott was organised by local party Demosisto and several student groups. | |
| Images on social media also showed students forming human chains outside several secondary schools in the city. | Images on social media also showed students forming human chains outside several secondary schools in the city. |
| A Hong Kong court on Monday overturned the government's decision to disqualify Demosisto candidate Agnes Chow from a parliamentary by-election last year. | |
| Ms Chow was arrested last week along fellow Demosisto activist Joshua Wong but has since been released on bail. | |
| At the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), hundreds of university students have also begun gathering to protest. | At the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), hundreds of university students have also begun gathering to protest. |
| The university's Student Union said in a Facebook statement that a "city-wide class boycott" would be held later on Monday at CUHK's University Mall. | The university's Student Union said in a Facebook statement that a "city-wide class boycott" would be held later on Monday at CUHK's University Mall. |
| The union said the university had "contacted" them to cancel the rally but that they would "maintain our original plan". | The union said the university had "contacted" them to cancel the rally but that they would "maintain our original plan". |
| The student protests coincide with a broader two-day strike beginning on Monday with another large rally planned for the afternoon. | |
| What happened last weekend? | |
| Monday's strike comes as the city is still reeling from a weekend of protests that turned into violent clashes between police and activists. | Monday's strike comes as the city is still reeling from a weekend of protests that turned into violent clashes between police and activists. |
| On Sunday, pro-democracy protesters blocked roads to the city's airport, disrupting the operation of the major Asian transport hub. | On Sunday, pro-democracy protesters blocked roads to the city's airport, disrupting the operation of the major Asian transport hub. |
| Trains to the airport were halted and roads blocked so that passengers had to walk to the terminal. Most flights operated as normal, but delays were reported. | Trains to the airport were halted and roads blocked so that passengers had to walk to the terminal. Most flights operated as normal, but delays were reported. |
| On Saturday, police and protesters clashed during a banned rally. | On Saturday, police and protesters clashed during a banned rally. |
| Hong Kong riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse crowds as tens of thousands marched in the city, defying a ban. | Hong Kong riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse crowds as tens of thousands marched in the city, defying a ban. |
| Officers also fired live warning shots as they tried to clear the streets. | Officers also fired live warning shots as they tried to clear the streets. |
| Protesters lit fires, threw petrol bombs and attacked the parliament building. A number of people were later held as they fled into metro stations. | Protesters lit fires, threw petrol bombs and attacked the parliament building. A number of people were later held as they fled into metro stations. |
| A guide to the Hong Kong protests | A guide to the Hong Kong protests |