Hong Kong police tear gas protesters as they try to leave scene of stand-off

As some of the protesters tried to leave, police fired tear gas, forcing them back inside the campus.Protesters at Hong Kong Polytechnic University use a catapult to fire a brickA police media liaison officer was treated in hospital after being hit in the leg with an arrow as the clashes spread across the central Kowloon district.

Reporting from the scene, he said:"All day long, police have been getting closer and closer. They've sealed off every exit. "And police gave a deadline to protesters. They said, 'If you are not out of here by 10pm we're going to come in and we're going to get you'. The government said it had not asked for the military's assistance, calling it a voluntary community activity. But their presence on the streets risks stoking tensions further.

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