Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Protesters arrested as they run from campus

2019-11-18 10:06:55

Several protesters have been arrested while trying to run from a Hong Kong university campus surrounded by police. A group of around 100 people tried to leave Polytechnic University but were met with tear gas and rubber bullets. It's the third time protesters have tried to leave, following a violent and fiery overnight stand-off with police. In the past week, Polytechnic University has turned into a battleground as the long-running Hong Kong protests become more violent. Meanwhile - as protests were raging - a Hong Kong court ruled the government's anti-mask law unconstitutional. In October the government invoked a colonial-era emergency law to make wearing masks illegal - but protesters largely defied the ban.