| 2019 CUHK campus conflict | |||
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| Part of 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests | |||
.jpg) Protesters guarding the No. 2 Bridge of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on 13 November | |||
| Date | 11–15 November 2019 | ||
| Location | Chinese University of Hong Kong campus and other districts | ||
| Caused by | The police attempted to seize control of the No. 2 Bridge of the Chinese University of Hong Kong to prevent the protesters from blocking the Tolo Highway | ||
| Resulted in | Protesters retreated after fending off the police advance, some headed to Hong Kong Polytechnic University | ||
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| Injuries and arrests | |||
| Injuries | 119+[1] | ||
| Arrested | 5+[2] | ||
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The 2019 CUHK campus conflict, also known as the siege of the Chinese University of Hong Kong[3][4] and Chinese University of Hong Kong conflict (Chinese: 中大衝突、中大保衛戰), was a part of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. As protesters disrupted traffic to facilitate a general strike on 11 November 2019, other protesters inside Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) threw objects onto railway tracks near the University station, to which the Hong Kong Police Force responded by shooting pepper bullets at students and launching volleys of tear gas into the campus. The next day saw various clashes and skirmishes between the two sides, with the police storming into campus to conduct arrests while the protesters, in response, threw petrol bombs. After nightfall, the university's vice-chancellor and president Rocky Tuan arrived to seek mediation with the police, who refused to negotiate. The conflict escalated into widespread protests in various parts of Hong Kong in an attempt to divert the police's attention.[5] At least 119 students were injured.[1]
Protesters briefly occupied the university from 13 to 15 November and set up barricades and crafted makeshift weapons inside the university campus. Other university students also barricaded the school after the siege. The majority of the protesters left the campus by 15 November, with some leaving for the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which was besieged by the police on 17 November.
The police received criticism for storming the university campus, though they defended the act, claiming that the campus was a "weapon factory".[6]
- ^ a b "港警凌晨再闖中大校園釀119傷 校園如戰場". Taiwan Apple Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "CUHK Statement on the Campus Incident". 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "In Hong Kong, Daring Escapes From a Violent Siege at a University". The New York Times. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Campus under siege as Hong Kong police battle protesters". Associated Press. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "喝斥段崇智 警反口續開火 ｜ 日報 ｜ 要聞港聞 ｜ 20191113". Apple Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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