written by Kyle ….

The above graphic summarizes a lot of the current situation and where we are in relation to it. We are physically safe, but emotionally overwhelmed given the juxtaposition of what is happening at the university I have been working at and how life continues to go on in other parts of the city.

The following are views from the station I typically walked through on the way to campus. These are from Saturday (Nov 16th). All my routes to campus were blocked by protestors, so I could only see from afar. At one of the blocked entrances, a protestor was stationed and giving people directions on how to get to the other side and apologized for the inconvenience.

  • One of my routes
  • My other route to campus

The following are some of the news photos over the past two days (I was not in the vicinity during these). The following is a good summary of events as of today (18th). https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3038152/hogn-kong-protests-tense-stand-between-radicals-and-police

The hard part is knowing what is happening half a mile away, but still living life semi-normally here. People are still strolling around the streets in our immediate neighborhood. We all know what is going on, but feel helpless to solve the underlying problems. Below is a little of what the kids were doing last night.

The following link is a message from PolyU about the situation:

https://www.polyu.edu.hk/web/filemanager/common/mediarelease/20191117/20191117_EmergencyMessagefromPolyU_EN.pdf