- Police try to enter Polytechnic University at 5.30am, but are forced back as radicals set huge fires
- Masked mob then tries to break out of campus only to retreat as police fire tear gas
Hundreds of masked radicals and police officers remain locked in a stand-off at a Hong Kong university following more than 24 hours of unprecedented clashes, which saw live rounds being fired at two locations.
Radicals who stayed at the Polytechnic University campus in Hung Hom, despite repeated warnings to leave, started a massive fire at the school entrance to fend off police, who briefly stormed the campus and detained a few at around 5.30am on Monday.
After 8am, the mob decided collectively to leave the campus en masse, but were quickly met by rounds of tear gas fired by police at several entrances. Some managed to escape, while others were forced to retreat.
On Sunday night, police urged everyone to leave the campus or risk "taking part in a riot", and also vowed to resort to lethal weapons if protesters continue to attack officers. Those that did leave were arrested immediately.
Follow our live coverage as events continue to unfold.
Reporting by Kathleen Magramo, Lilian Cheng, Martin Choi, Alvin Lum and Jeffie Lam
Copyright (c) 2019. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved.
Eric Chan 時代垃圾，塞住香港。
趕絶暴徒，光復香港。
2019年11月18日12:59
Alan 共狗獨裁暴政下，香港淪陷二十年，黑警淪爲共狗走狗，無法無天，非法使用武器，攻擊市民，人神共憤！向學生實彈射擊，無差別攻擊平民，地鐵站民居使用毒氣，地鐵車廂攻擊市民，攻擊記者，攻擊議員，攻擊救護，阻礙人道救援，阻礙接觸律師，闖入私人物業無差別打人，濫捕濫權，滅絶人性，超越人類道德文明底線！犯下嚴重人道罪行，香港人要向國際法庭、各國使領館、聯合國指證黑警暴行，追究到底，繩之於法，一隻警畜都不能放過
2019年11月18日10:54
😈尾國殺人放火金腰帶😇中國好人好事被插贓 特別消息 : 理工大學內藏幕後黑手(美國鬼、台灣民進黨員)？警察加油！
2019年11月18日13:44
Estella These rioters are so experienced after five months of practical work. In terms of weapons and tactics, they are world class. Their sponsors must be pleased and proud of them. On the other hand, the HK police are catching up, though not so well equipped, they showed brilliant professionalism. Now the battle fields shift to the university campus, thanks to the cooperation of the university staff ; very unfortunate, but not surprising. Where is the next battle field ? Perhaps overseas, hopefully !
2019年11月18日14:46
Brian so .. more contradiction (and pitting the police in the middle) yet again from our merry band of marionettes in HK Govt
2019年11月18日09:50
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