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Shenzhen opens centres for mainland Chinese students fleeing Hong Kong

South China Morning Post

發布於 2019年11月13日07:11 • Phoebe Zhang phoebe.zhang@scmp.com
  • One association says 150 students have contacted it since Tuesday night asking for help to leave
Clashes erupt between anti-government protesters and riot police as they fire tear gas into the campus and make arrests at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo: Winson Wong
Clashes erupt between anti-government protesters and riot police as they fire tear gas into the campus and make arrests at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo: Winson Wong

Organisations in Shenzhen are offering accommodation and assistance to students wanting to leave Hong Kong after campus clashes in the city.

The students can stay up to seven days for free at one of 12 facilities operated by the Shenzhen branch of the Communist Youth League, the league said in a notice on China's Twitter-like platform Weibo early Wednesday morning.

"The Shenzhen Youth Community provides free boarding for graduates as well as mainland students studying in Hong Kong," the notice said, listing contact details for the facilities.

Associations in Shenzhen are helping students wanting to leave Hong Kong by sharing posts on social media with instructions on who to contact for transport and assistance.

Hong Kong security chief warns protesters they have no place to hide and universities are not above the law

Li Da, secretary general of Dapeng district's Overseas Chinese Returnees Association, said 150 mainland students in Hong Kong had contacted him about leaving the city.

He said the association started offering help on Tuesday night after realising the graveness of the situation.

"We told them how to get out, who to contact, and provided them with information," he said. "It's a chaotic situation. We hope to help as much as possible."

Some schools in Hong Kong are providing free shuttle buses for students planning to leave. A notice from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Wednesday said buses would be running every 15 minutes from 10.30am to 4pm from the school to an MTR station, where students could take cross-border shuttles or the high-speed rail to the mainland.

"The school has arranged cross-border shuttle buses. As long as you show your student ID, you can use the transport for free," the notice said.

Hong Kong universities have become the new battleground for clashes between protesters and police. On Tuesday, police fired tear gas outside City University of Hong Kong as early as 7.20am, and battled students at the University of Hong Kong.

More to follow…

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