Students pay tribute with flowers to Chow Tsz-lok, 22, a university student who fell during protests at the weekend and died on Friday morning, at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in Hong Kong, November 8, 2019. — Reuters pic
Protesters have also called for a general strike on Monday and for people to block public transport, calls that have come to nothing in the past. Candlelight vigils mourning a student who died after a high fall during a rally in the early hours of Monday quickly spiralled into street fires and cat-and-mouse clashes between protesters and police yesterday.
His death is likely to fuel anger with the police, who are under pressure over accusations of excessive force as the former British colony grapples with its worst political crisis in decades.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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