University tells non-students to go now as Hong Kong campus showdowns loom

HONG KONG - The president of Hong Kong’s Chinese University, which anti-government protesters have turned into a fortress stockpiled with petrol bombs and bows and arrows, threatened on Friday to call in “assistance” unless all non-students leave.

The Tolo highway has been partially reopened, but the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, outside the barricaded Polytechnic University where protesters have been practicing their skills with bows and arrows and petrol bombs in a half-empty swimming pool, remained closed. Protesters paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for a fifth day on Friday, forcing schools to close and disrupting transport.A 70-year-old street cleaner, who had been hit in the head by one of several bricks thrown by “masked rioters”, died on Thursday. On Monday, police blamed a “rioter” for dousing a man in petrol and setting him on fire. The victim is in critical condition.Police said the Chinese University had been “taken hostage”.

Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng, who was in London to promote Hong Kong as a dispute resolution and deal-making hub, was targeted by a group of protesters who shouted “murderer” and “shameful”.The Chinese Embassy in Britain said Cheng was “besieged and attacked by dozens of anti-China and pro-independence activists”.

The unrest has plunged Hong Kong into its biggest political crisis in decades and pose the gravest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he came to power in 2012. Xi said in Brazil on Thursday stopping violence was the most urgent task for Hong Kong.

Only in totalitarian regimes are university principals against their own students, what a bunch of sellouts

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Yeah, what are non-students doing there anyways? Although, campus security won't be able to do a thing

The non-student may be alumni, ex colleague. Or secondary student having their orientation tour. If principal is asking those people leave the campus. I am not surprise one day gov ask people who dun like CCP to leave HK. StandWithCUHK StandWithHongKong

And university students in Lebanon are protesting to topple Hezbollah domination and its stooges in the government .. Try to balance you act here ..

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