Hong Kong police lift cordon around Polytechnic University to end stand-off that began almost two weeks ago
Police lifted their cordon around a Hong Kong university shortly before noon on Friday, finally ending a stand-off with violent radicals that began almost two weeks ago.A day after entering Polytechnic University for the first time to gather evidence and remove explosive and other hazardous material, Assistant Commissioner of Police Chow Yat-ming earlier said their work at the campus was almost finished.Chow said police expected to hand PolyU back to the university before lunchtime, after