Hong Kong students to boycott new term as protests continue

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HongKong students to boycott new term as protests continue

HONG KONG - Hong Kong student leaders on Thursday announced a two-week boycott of lectures from the upcoming start of term, as they seek to keep protesters on the streets and pressure on the government.

Student leaders representing most of the city's major universities said students will miss lectures between Sept 2 - the planned start of the new term - and Sept 13. "Two weeks should be enough for the government to really think through how to respond," said Mr Davin Wong, acting president of the Hong Kong University Students' Union.

 

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