Hong Kong Students Protest to ‘brink of Collapse’ all over the Night – police Reports

November 12, 2019

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Hong Kong Students Protest to 'brink of Collapse' all over the Night - police Reports, image by AFP

News in Indicate that Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Tuesday (Nov 12) in the Central financial district,

over the harbour in Mong Kok and at universities to break up protests which they said were leading the city to the “brink of total breakdown”.

Renewed clashes at university campuses broke out as night fell, with barricades set ablaze and fresh rounds of tear gas whizzing through the air, turning the usually placid hillside campus into a battleground.

Police in Hong Kong have accused protesters of bringing the city to the “brink of total collapse” and urged residents not to support them as demonstrations paralysed the city for a second day in a row. — Police in Hong Kong have accused , protesters of bringing the city to the “brink of total collapse” and urged residents not to support them as demonstrations paralysed the city for a second day in a row. IMAGE BY AFP

As the battle rages on at #CUHK, some protesters have taken over the junction in front of SOGO in Causeway Bay now. Throwing bricks everywhere, paralysing traffic. #HongKong pic.twitter.com/7vIoSgSNRm

— Afifah Ariffin (@AfifahCNA) November 12, 2019

In the city centre, the streets filled with protesters once more as people left work for the evening, prompting police to carry out another dispersal operation with tear gas.

Some protesters took over the junction in front of SOGO in Causeway Bay, throwing bricks and stopping traffic. Get more details here