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Hong Kong protests: police chief says no deadline for resolving Polytechnic University crisis

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Hong Kong protests: police chief says no deadline for resolving Polytechnic University crisis

Hong Kong’s new police chief said on Friday there was no deadline for dealing with protesters barricaded inside Polytechnic University, as he urged them to come out so the crisis could be resolved peacefully.

Commissioner of Police Chris Tang Ping-keung appealed to the holed-up activists after several more emerged overnight from the campus, which has been under police siege since Sunday .

A group presenting as first-aiders entered the site early on Friday, telling those inside they could lead them out without facing immediate arrest.

Dozens of radicals were still believed to be holed up in the Hung Hom campus on Friday as the stand-off with police entered its sixth day.

In his first public comments on the issue since taking charge of the 31,000-strong force, Chris Tang highlighted the importance of a peaceful resolution as he warned the campus was becoming increasingly dangerous.

He also promised not to arrest minors on the spot or those with immediate medical needs. Those who were over 18 would be arrested straight away, he added. The chief said the force reserves the right to arrest underage protesters later.

“We hope to end the matter peacefully. We have not set any deadline,” Tang said on Friday, when he visited his staff in the Police Sports and Recreation Club in Kowloon Tong.“There are many explosives and petrol bombs inside. The conditions are deteriorating. To the people who remain inside, I think you do not want your family members, friends and visitors to be worried.“I hope you can come out as […]