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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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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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I can’t tell how far away the police line is but protesters are still pushing up the bridge, have def reached the point where police were earlier. Bridge is still full of fire, bricks, tear gas
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Undeterred, protesters start another huge fire on the CUHK side of the bridge, and dozens start to walk back over the bridge carrying new barriers and supplies
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Back on bridge. We’ve reached the point where they’re putting the javelins to use. (Earlier this afternoon the shot puts were being used to break apart bricks. )
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I legit don’t even know how they did this but protesters just carried the burnt out car that was on fire earlier this afternoon to the bridge?? And added it to the barrier, and cheered when they lifted it and tipped it on its side
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It’s 1am in HK and there’s still a human supply chain of protesters passing supplies to each other as they hold down bridge to CUHK that was earlier occupied by riot police
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There’s a couple dozen protesters here sitting on the ground, pouring petrol in bottles and preparing Molotov cocktails at 2am. Prep doesn’t stop
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Still lots of ppl occupying the bridge. Im headed home for the night. If you are a student/admin/staff at CUHK and wanna talk Im on telegram, +1-9178425374 on WhatsApp/Signal and DMs open. Be back in the morning to continue coverage
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