(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) – Hong Kong is facing another day of anti-government action after a night of pitched battles at a top university.
At the Chinese University of Hong Kong police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as protesters started fires and threw petrol bombs.
Considerable student anger over police moving their operation onto campuses was matched by police warning that the rule of law was close to “collapse”.
Protests continued on Wednesday with clashes in different parts of the city.
The police decision to enter campuses signals a shift in strategy, correspondents say, as they have largely avoided clearance operations at schools and universities.
The Education Bureau has announced all schools would suspend lessons on Thursday for safety reasons.
