Police pushed onto the Polytechnic University campus early on Monday in an effort to end the standoff with anti-government students who have occupied the site.
Hong Kong's Polytechnic University has become a pivotal battleground in the months-long confrontation between pro-democracy protesters and police, transformed into a chaotic battleground this weekend as officers laid siege to hundreds of students inside.
Officers made their move over the weekend, squeezing the area around the university as Chinese soldiers based at a nearby garrison looked on.to help clear debris and roadblocks set up by protesters. The soldiers claimed to be volunteers, but their appearance marks the first verifiable deployment of People's Liberation Army personnel since the mass protests began in June.
As of Monday afternoon local time hundreds of students remain trapped, with police blocking the major entry and exit points to the campus. Journalists have been blocked from entering the campus, according to the Foreign Correspondents Club, amid multiple reports of reporters being targeted by police.
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