Hong Kong protests: Chinese University campus reopens after tear gas and petrol bomb carnage, with some wearing masks fearing toxic threat
- Hundreds of students and members of staff return to Chinese University, a scene of extreme protest violence earlier this month
- Some question decision to reopen the Sha Tin campus with toxicity levels still being tested
Hundreds of Chinese University students and staff, some in masks fearing a lingering toxic threat, returned on Monday to the campus that was turned into a war zone a fortnight ago by violent clashes between police and protesters.
On November 11, radical demonstrators dropped objects from a bridge at the university onto Tolo Highway and railway tracks beneath, marking the beginning of a five-day occupation of the campus.
Clashes later broke out between the protesters and police, who fired tear gas after they were attacked with petrol bombs, arrows and even catapults.
The protesters retreated on November 15.
The Post later learned that more than 8,000 petrol bombs had been found at the campus.
Most of the Sha Tin site reopened on Monday, although some areas that suffered the most intense bombardments of tear gas and petrol bombs were still no-go zones.
Despite the grounds being shut from November 14, some felt it premature for people to return in case there were still traces of chemical irritants and other harmful substances.
