As of Wednesday mid-morning, several thousand students were on the campus of Chinese University of Hong Kong, many armed with petrol bombs, bows, and other improvised weapons
Hong Kong Hong Kong woke to a third consecutive day of travel chaos and debris littering the streets Wednesday, following fiery clashes across the city overnight and a prolonged and violent standoff at a university campus.
On Tuesday, hundreds of black-clad protesters, many of them students, attempted to block riot police from entering the prestigious and largely isolated Chinese University of Hong Kong near Tai Po. Under a barrage of constant tear gas, protesters hurled bricks and petrol bombs at police. Smoke could be seen across parts of the New Territories, as protesters built massive bonfires from barricades and an abandoned car.
Hide Caption 106 of 157 Photos: Hong Kong unrestPolice retreat after clashing with protesters on August 24.Hide Caption 107 of 157 Photos: Hong Kong unrestPeople link hands as they gather at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront on Friday, August 23. Protesters formed a human chain across Hong Kong in a show of solidarity.Hide Caption 108 of 157 Photos: Hong Kong unrestCell phones shine from the top of Lion Rock on August 23.
Man set on fire in Hong Kong hours after protester was shot 13:31The nonstop protests have also sent retail and tourism numbers plunging, with the city falling into recession in October. That violence reached new heights Monday, with three shocking incidents that seemed to demonstrate just how out of control the situation was getting on all sides. Early that morning, a traffic officer pulled his revolver on protesters and ended up shooting one in a scuffle.
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