Showdown expected at Hong Kong university campus under siege
Police in Hong Kong are preparing to clear a university which has
been occupied by protesters for three days, with the city's embattled
leader vowing that anyone under 18 will not be immediately arrested.
Around 100 anti-government protesters remain in Polytechnic University and are slowly running out of food as the police continue to lay siege to the campus.
Carrie Lam said 600 people had left the campus, including 200 who are under 18 years old.
"We will use whatever means to continue to persuade and arrange for these remaining protesters to leave the campus as soon as possible so that this whole operation could end in a peaceful manner," she said.
She stated that any people under 18 that leave will be able to go home but that their personal data will be recorded first.
Those inside have been attempting to escape without crossing paths with the police, who have been arresting those who have been leaving.
Some protesters went so far as to abseil down from a bridge outside as the building has been bombarded by tear gas and rubber bullets, while others have tried to slip out through a sewage pipe.
Activists fired arrows and catapulted petrol bombs towards the officers.
Protesters lower themselves with a rope down from a bridge to a highway
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Around 100 anti-government protesters remain in Polytechnic University and are slowly running out of food as the police continue to lay siege to the campus.
Carrie Lam said 600 people had left the campus, including 200 who are under 18 years old.
"We will use whatever means to continue to persuade and arrange for these remaining protesters to leave the campus as soon as possible so that this whole operation could end in a peaceful manner," she said.
She stated that any people under 18 that leave will be able to go home but that their personal data will be recorded first.
Those inside have been attempting to escape without crossing paths with the police, who have been arresting those who have been leaving.
Some protesters went so far as to abseil down from a bridge outside as the building has been bombarded by tear gas and rubber bullets, while others have tried to slip out through a sewage pipe.
Activists fired arrows and catapulted petrol bombs towards the officers.
Protesters lower themselves with a rope down from a bridge to a highway
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