Hong Kong vigils for dead student turn to street clashes

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HONG KONG: Candlelight Hong Kong vigils mourning a student who died on Friday (Nov 8) after a high fall during a anti-government rally quickly ...

In Mong Kok, dozens of activists barricaded off Nathan Road, which leads to the harbour to the south. They vandalised a closed metro entrance, throwing in bricks and pouring oil through the metal grill, and destroyed a phone booth in a small explosion. There were clashes and fires in the New Territories town of Sha Tin.

"We played netball together for a year," he told Reuters in tears."I hope he can rest in peace. I really miss him."SPIRAL OF VIOLENCE Two pro-Beijing newspapers ran full-page ads, commissioned by"a group of Hong Kong people," calling for a postponement of the lowest-tier district council elections set for Nov 24, a move that would infuriate those calling for democracy.

The university called for an independent investigation into Chow's death, saying an ambulance was blocked by police cars and ambulance officers had to walk to the scene, causing a delay of 20 minutes.

 

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