Hong Kong's new police chief called for the support of all citizens to end ...
A riot police officer points a gun at protesters attempting to escape the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University during clashes with police in Hong Kong, China November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas PeterHONG KONG - Hong Kong’s new police chief called for the support of all citizens to end social unrest that has disrupted the city for more than five months, while protesters remained trapped by his officers at a university for a third day on Tuesday.
The statement came a day after Hong Kong’s High Court vetoed the ban, imposed using colonial-era emergency powers, on wearing face masks during public demonstrations. The university, in the center of the bustling Kowloon peninsula, is the last campus still occupied by activists during a week that saw the most intense violence since the anti-government demonstrations escalated more than five months ago.“There have been so many people who have sacrificed for this,” said a 21-year-old university student, who identified himself as T, who had escaped from the university on Tuesday.
China says it is committed to the “one country, two systems” formula granting Hong Kong autonomy. The city’s police deny accusations of brutality and say they have shown restraint. The city’s hospital authority reported 116 injuries on Monday, including one female in serious condition.
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