Irish students studying in Hong Kong forced to return to Ireland amid violent protests on campus

Students use umbrellas as a shields during a clash with police at the Chinese University in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Image: Kin Cheung Students use umbrellas as a shields during a clash with police at the Chinese University in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Image: Kin Cheung IRISH STUDENTS ON study abroad programmes in Hong Kong have been asked to return home by Irish universities after violent pro-democracy protests spilled over onto university campuses.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong, which partner with Irish institutions, have suspended classes for the rest of the semester. A number of Irish students from UCD are currently attending CUHK, as well as Hong Kong University , and Professor Mark Rogers, registrar of UCD, has requested they return home.

Several other universities in Ireland, including NUI Galway, Trinity College Dublin, and Maynooth University also offer study abroad programmes in Hong Kong. A spokesperson from the Global Relations Office at Trinity College Dublin also said it was monitoring the situation closely and it was up to individual students to decide whether they wanted to remain in Hong Kong or return to Dublin.

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