HK police: Chinese students worried for safety

(13 Nov 2019) Hong Kong police said on Wednesday that they had helped a group of mainland students leave their campus after it was barricaded by demonstrators.

Kong Wing-Cheung, Hong Kong Police Force spokesman, said they have provided transport away from the Chinese University of Hong Kong for the group after they expressed "some safety concerns."

Mainland Chinese students fleeing violent protests in Hong Kong are taking advantage of a programme that offers them a week of free accommodation in hotels and hostels in the neighbouring city of Shenzhen.

Chinese media reported that one hostel had received more than 80 applications for rooms as of 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The "Grads Home" service was established in 2013 to provide short-term accommodations to recent graduates looking for jobs in the tech hub.

The Beijing Evening News reported that mainland students have said in online posts that protesters have broken into their dormitories, spray-painted insults on walls and banged on their doors.



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