A number of protesters have been arrested while trying to run from a Hong Kong university campus surrounded by police.
Officers used tear gas, rubber bullets and batons to fight off protesters as they tried to break through a cordon that is trapping hundreds on a university campus.
Some campaigners have thrown petrol bombs and fired arrows at officers.
The violence is some of the worst seen in the territory since anti-government demonstrations began almost six months ago.
The protests started over a controversial extradition bill, and have now evolved into broader anti-government demonstrations.
Co-founder and chair of human rights charity Hong Kong Watch, Ben Rogers told Premier the Hong Kong government is to blame for the escalating violence and called for it to “address the grievances and the demands of the protesters”.
“We of course, condemn acts of violence by the students, but we also have to understand that has been as a result of the desperation and frustration.
“It’s worth remembering that the violence really was started by the police. The protests were entirely peaceful some months ago.”
“The government need to hold an independent inquiry into police brutality, an inquiry that holds the police accountable for horrific violence that they have carried out, but also to set out a plan for political reform for universal suffrage for democracy.”
“If they don’t do…
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