Thousands of Hong Kongers held vigils Friday night for a student who died from a fall during recent protester clashes with police, triggering fresh outrage from the pro-democracy movement and fears of more violent unrest.
Aside from holding vigils, protesters blocked roads and sparked cat and mouse confrontations with the police. "As for the allegations that police chased the deceased or that we pushed him and caused him to fall, the police hereby make a solemn statement again that nothing of the kind happened," Wu told reporters.Chow was taken to hospital early on Monday morning following clashes between police and protesters in the middle-class district of Tseung Kwan O.Chow had been found lying unconscious in a pool of blood inside a multi-storey car park that police had fired tear gas towards.
"All we need is truth, only truth can protect us," added another tearful mourner, who gave his surname Liu. "At this stage, we are investigating the cause of Chow's death instead of investigating police officers," Wu said.In Beijing, foreign affairs ministry Geng Shuang declined to comment directly when asked about Chow's death but said"eliminating disorder" was Hong Kong's most urgent task.The university held its graduation ceremony Friday morning, and its head Wei Shyy paused the proceedings to announce Chow's death.
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