Night of violence and grief in Hong Kong as city mourns death of student Chow Tsz-lok, leading to confrontations with police and vandalism at university
- Outnumbered police officers fire live round into the air in Yau Ma Tei, while tear gas used to disperse protesters in Tsuen Wan
- Student Chow died on Friday morning from severe head injuries he suffered during a car park fall in Tseung Kwan O earlier in the week
Hong Kong’s public mourned a university student who died on Friday after falling from a car park amid chaotic confrontations between police and protesters, sparking a fresh round of outrage.
Chow Tsz-lok, 22, a second-year computer science undergraduate at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, died from a cardiac arrest at Queen Elizabeth Hospital at around 8am on Friday.
The news caused shock and grief across the city – but also triggered protests and violence.
In a tense stand-off Friday night, an officer fired a live round into the air in Yau Ma Tei, a police source confirmed.
He said a group of detectives were surrounded by protesters at the junction of Hamilton Street and Nathan Road and one officer fired a warning shot. He said nobody was injured.
This came after a day of grieving that rocked the city.