Protesters shot arrows and lobbed petrol bombs at police on Sunday as fresh violence erupted around a besieged Hong Kong University campus, with activists braced for a possible final police push to clear them after fiery clashes overnight. Also read | The tale of Hong Kong, a city torn between two systems“We are not afraid,” said a year-three student Ah Long, who chose not to disclose his full name. Mr. Xi has said he is confident the Hong Kong government can resolve the crisis. Earlier, hundreds of pro-China demonstrators gathered by the city's legislature and police headquarters, waving Chinese and Hong Kong flags. In August, Beijing moved thousands of troops across the border into Hong Kong in what state news agency Xinhua described as a routine rotation.

Source: The Hindu November 17, 2019 08:37 UTC