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Caged City
Mental fences cage the city amid anti-government protests
By Reus Lok
Iron nets are installed in a footbridge connecting Hung Hom station and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, near the Cross Harbour-Tunnel.
ron nets have been installed on footbridges across tween police and protesters in November last year.
the city amid the anti-extradition bill movement, Anti-extradition bill protesters tried to block the
Iespecially those above trunk roads or railways, in a Cross-Habour Tunnel by throwing objects from foot-
bid to prevent protesters throwing objects from heights bridges hovering above the Cross-Habour Tunnel Toll
onto nearby carriages. Plaza and connecting PolyU and Hung Hom station in
Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Leo Chu Tsz-lok the week of November 11, 2019 in an attempt to trigger a
objects to the installation. Two pedestrian footbridges city-wide strike. Violent clashes broke out between pro-
near Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have testers and police officers at the Hung Hom campus. Po-
been fenced in his constituency, after violent clashes be- lice sealed off all campus entrances and surrounded the
