This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/13/hong-kong-student-protesters-bows-arrows-petrol-bombs-universities
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong in chaos as protesters gather at universities with bows and arrows | Hong Kong in chaos as protesters gather at universities with bows and arrows |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| Campuses become latest battleground after months of protests that have brought the city to a standstill | Campuses become latest battleground after months of protests that have brought the city to a standstill |
| Hong Kong was paralysed on Wednesday morning, with much of the city’s public transport suspended and all universities closed following sharp clashes overnight with anti-government protesters. | Hong Kong was paralysed on Wednesday morning, with much of the city’s public transport suspended and all universities closed following sharp clashes overnight with anti-government protesters. |
| Many subway and rail stations were closed after the protesters blocked commuters and vandalised trains. Classes were suspended at schools and universities. Groups of riot police were deployed around the city centre and outlying territories to try to contain fresh violence, as students at the Chinese University prepared for more clashes with police. Many were armed with petrol bombs while some carried bows and arrows. | Many subway and rail stations were closed after the protesters blocked commuters and vandalised trains. Classes were suspended at schools and universities. Groups of riot police were deployed around the city centre and outlying territories to try to contain fresh violence, as students at the Chinese University prepared for more clashes with police. Many were armed with petrol bombs while some carried bows and arrows. |
| . | . |
| Primary and secondary schools sent children home late in the morning on police advice as protesters blocked major intersections in various districts with bricks and other objects, halting traffic across the city. Police cleared many of the barricades, but protesters replaced them soon after they left. | Primary and secondary schools sent children home late in the morning on police advice as protesters blocked major intersections in various districts with bricks and other objects, halting traffic across the city. Police cleared many of the barricades, but protesters replaced them soon after they left. |
| The Chinese-ruled city is experiencing its sixth month of protests, which was sparked by a controversial extradition bill but has morphed into a wider pro-democracy movement. | |
| Days of unrest, which began with citywide strikes on Monday, is expected to continue. Hong Kong’s education bureau suspended classes for all schools on Thursday. | |
| Quarrels broke out between emotional commuters who formed long queues at bus stops after many metro stops and lines were closed. Many bus routes were also cancelled as a number of roads were blocked. | Quarrels broke out between emotional commuters who formed long queues at bus stops after many metro stops and lines were closed. Many bus routes were also cancelled as a number of roads were blocked. |
| At the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which has become a flashpoint for protests, black-clad protesters assembled on Wednesday morning. | At the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which has become a flashpoint for protests, black-clad protesters assembled on Wednesday morning. |
| They built makeshift barricades while setting objects on fire on a bridge where conflicts occurred the night before, fearing that police might return. | They built makeshift barricades while setting objects on fire on a bridge where conflicts occurred the night before, fearing that police might return. |
| Police on Tuesday night fired multiple shots and rounds of tear gas at the campus and used water cannon on students, who retaliated with petrol bombs and bricks. Riot police ordered the university’s vice chancellor Rocky Tuan to leave earlier in the evening, saying it was “not time for negotiations”. | Police on Tuesday night fired multiple shots and rounds of tear gas at the campus and used water cannon on students, who retaliated with petrol bombs and bricks. Riot police ordered the university’s vice chancellor Rocky Tuan to leave earlier in the evening, saying it was “not time for negotiations”. |
| On Wednesday morning, emotions were raw at the University of Hong Kong, as a small number of black-clad and masked students jeered at riot police from an area overhanging a thoroughfare. | On Wednesday morning, emotions were raw at the University of Hong Kong, as a small number of black-clad and masked students jeered at riot police from an area overhanging a thoroughfare. |
| Chairs, desks and park benches were piled up around entrances and doorways across the camps in an apparent effort to stop police entering. Graffiti messages such as “Whoever kills must compensate with their lives”, “blood debt must be paid” and “ideas are bullet-proof” were scrawled on boards, walls and floor across the campus. | Chairs, desks and park benches were piled up around entrances and doorways across the camps in an apparent effort to stop police entering. Graffiti messages such as “Whoever kills must compensate with their lives”, “blood debt must be paid” and “ideas are bullet-proof” were scrawled on boards, walls and floor across the campus. |
| These were referring to the death of Chow Tsz-lok, 22, a student who died on Friday after suffering brain damage following a fall during protests. It marks the first death from injuries sustained during anti-government demonstrations that have overtaken the city. Many students were outraged by the death of Chow and swore the police must repay the “blood debt”. | These were referring to the death of Chow Tsz-lok, 22, a student who died on Friday after suffering brain damage following a fall during protests. It marks the first death from injuries sustained during anti-government demonstrations that have overtaken the city. Many students were outraged by the death of Chow and swore the police must repay the “blood debt”. |
| Several professors pleaded with police earlier not to enter the campus and said officers had promised as long as students refrained from throwing bricks onto the road. Professors also urged students not to take radical action. Some students appeared emotional, saying they were angered by police actions on university campuses. | Several professors pleaded with police earlier not to enter the campus and said officers had promised as long as students refrained from throwing bricks onto the road. Professors also urged students not to take radical action. Some students appeared emotional, saying they were angered by police actions on university campuses. |
| “I feel totally hopeless – I don’t want to resort to violence, but peaceful protests doesn’t change a thing. I feel there is no future ahead of us,” said a masked medical student on condition of anonymity. | “I feel totally hopeless – I don’t want to resort to violence, but peaceful protests doesn’t change a thing. I feel there is no future ahead of us,” said a masked medical student on condition of anonymity. |
| Police entered and fired tear gas at several universities for the first time on Monday, after anti-government protesters called for a citywide strike and caused widespread traffic disruption. Police chased protesters into campuses and argued that universities were not places where criminals could hide. | Police entered and fired tear gas at several universities for the first time on Monday, after anti-government protesters called for a citywide strike and caused widespread traffic disruption. Police chased protesters into campuses and argued that universities were not places where criminals could hide. |
| The city’s religious leaders appealed on Wednesday for an end to the violence and called on both police and protesters to show restraint. “At this very critical point, the people of Hong Kong must unite and say no to violence,” said a statement issued by the leaders of Hong Kong’s six major religious groups. | The city’s religious leaders appealed on Wednesday for an end to the violence and called on both police and protesters to show restraint. “At this very critical point, the people of Hong Kong must unite and say no to violence,” said a statement issued by the leaders of Hong Kong’s six major religious groups. |