November 18, 2019

To the PolyU

Protesters gathered on Nathan St. after hearing that PolyU had been sieged by the police.
They try to get past the police lines and inside the PolyU campus.

To the PolyU (2)

Protesters gathered on Nathan St. after hearing that PolyU had been sieged by the police.
They try to get past the police lines and inside the PolyU campus.

To the PolyU (3)

Protesters gathered on Nathan St. after hearing that PolyU had been sieged by the police.
They try to get past the police lines and inside the PolyU campus.

The Police Advances (1)

To scatter the crowd, the police first blocks the entrance to the PolyU campus. Then they go after the protesters.

An Injury

A newsreporter’s ankle is injured by a rubber bullet. He is aided by a medical volunteer.

Flames

Protesters throw petrol bombs, which hit the ground. The street has been set ablaze.

The Police Advances (2)

To scatter the crowd, the police first blocks the entrance to the PolyU campus. Then they go after the protesters.

To the PolyU (4)

The protesters are trying to avoid the police and gain access to Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
PolyU can be seen from afar.

To the PolyU (5)

The protesters seek to evade the police who is trying to break them up and secure an entrance to HK Polytechnic University.
PolyU can be seen over the alleyway.

Water Cannon Trucks Firing at the Crowd

Police trucks swarm the streets of Mongkok, spraying demonstrators with water cannons to break off the crowd.
The water cannon has hit many demonstrators directly on multiple occasions, knocking them down.

The Morning Has Arrived Once Again

The protest, which lasted till the break of dawn, has finally come to an end. As if nothing had happened the night before, normalcy has returned.
The street sweepers proceed to clean up the streets and remove the remnants of the demonstration.