The siege of the heavily fortified Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus is in its second day, with large numbers of riot police locked in a tense and occasionally violent standoff with student protesters.
While the majority of protesters have left the Polytechnic University campus, a large number are still there, either determined to hold on or trapped by police, who have conducted mass arrests and fired tear gas on streets around the campus.
"People are running short of water and food, to the extent that they're having to be aware of resources they're using," he told CNN."People here are almost accepting of the fact that the fight here is almost over, they're laying down ... it's a pretty somber mood." "When they did leave, or tried to, police kept firing round after round of tear gas and they were forced to retreat back into the university," he said. It's unclear whether any ceasefire was actually agreed, or if it might have been a negotiated surrender for students to leave peacefully but still face arrest.
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