Editorial : Seek peaceful solution to the PolyU crisis
文章日期:2019年11月20日

【明報專訊】Traffic at the Kowloon entrance to the Cross Harbour Tunnel at Hung Hom remains paralysed as black-clad protesters, armed with a large cache of weapons including petrol bombs, occupied the campus of the Polytechnic University (PolyU). The police laid heavy siege to the campus and called on the protesters to surrender. The black-clad protesters tried many times to break through but in vain. The standoff has gone on for more than two days. While the university management tried to mediate between the two sides, rallies in support of the PolyU students were also seen at Mong Kok and Jordan. In comparison with the uproar aroused by the clash at the CUHK's No. 2 bridge last week, aside from expressing deep worries over the PolyU standoff, more people are also rethinking whether the road blockade actions in the past few days have involved excessive violence. The situation of the PolyU is complicated and highly uncertain, making it hard to anticipate the direction of the coming developments. Even though the police are adopting the strategy of "laying siege without attacking", no one can guarantee that there would not be a sudden change for the worse. All parties must make the utmost efforts to strive for a peaceful solution to the incident and prevent the worst scenario of campus bloodshed from taking place.

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