Siege of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
2019 CE.
Shown on the map at 22.420°, 114.207°.
The siege of the Chinese University of Hong Kong 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. At least 119 students were injured. 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.
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