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A bunch of protesters retreated to the athletic field and locked themselves in away from police who had charged forward. Police continued to fire tear gas on the field
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The principal of CUHK is here now talking w a few students and in a press mob. One student has a cardboard box of tear gas canisters to show him as evidence of the police action
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Press has stopped up the road from where police are, CUHK principal Rocky Tuan is w a group and negotiating w police, asked press to give them space to negotiate
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A protester just came down the street w a chainsaw revving, walking toward where police are stationed— a group of protesters stopped him, convinced him to put it down, turn it off and encircled him in a huge hug
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Ok back from negotiations but they say would like to talk to students first before they share the results of the negotiation w the press (there’s a huge group of press blocking the road, students are farther back behind a barricade)
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I cant explain how surreal it is to follow a Univ principle past a burnt out car, a fire and a line of protesters so he can give statement about his negotiations w police who fired tons of tear gas at the athletic field and made aggressive arrests here
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I don’t speak Cantonese but has a good account of the ~30 min back and forth bt students and univ on his feed. Frontliners here now telling me they won’t leave until they know arrested students are safe.
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Some of heaviest tear gas I’ve seen in part bc this standoff is taking place in a small area, police still on bridge and protesters only a few meters back. They’re doing best w leaf blower to clear all the tear gas smoke
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