Standoff between Police and Students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

I'm just spreading the word because, perhaps not surprisingly, the developments are being buried in the news by mainstream media.

For several hours, police attempted to overrun the Chinese University of Hong Kong without a search warrant. Earlier in the day, they arrested several college students for no apparent reason. There are strong indications that many of the police are not from Hong Kong, but have been brought into Hong Kong from mainland China.

In response, the students created barriers over a bridge to the university, and they held that barrier for approximately 12 hours. The vice chancellor of the university attempted to speak to police peacefully but was tear gassed.

Massive amounts of tear gas and rubber bullets were subsequently shot at students. Many have been injured badly and are being taken care of in makeshift facilities on campus. Amazingly, students from all over the city have traveled to the Chinese University to support the blockade. The students threw molotov cocktails and set fires to keep the police back.

At the moment, the students seem to have scored a victory because the police have backed off. The situation could change at any time, however.

UPDATE: Right now, the students seem to be busily reinforcing their barricade across the bridge. They're constructing more molotov cocktails. My friends in Hong Kong, however, are telling me that the police are gearing up to return, with additional forces.

Videos and live stream by the Hong Kong Free Press:

Hong Kong Free Press.

Here was a live stream from the university. It's now a 3+ hour documentation of what happened at the height of the conflict:

Live Stream

(Thanks LSU Fan SLU Grad)

Here are a couple of reliable twitter accounts that are updating developments as they occur:


Hong Kong Free Press

Paul Mozur

Ezra Cheung

Lianain Films

Rosalind Adams

Photos from the Chinese University campus:

Photos from Nov. 12