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Handful of Hong Kong Protesters Surrender

Reuters

   HONG KONG - At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a
   trashed Hong Kong university surrendered to police in the early hours
   of Friday, while others desperately searched for escape routes as riot
   officers surrounded the campus.

   The siege at the Polytechnic University on the Kowloon peninsula
   appeared to be nearing an end with the number of protesters dwindling
   to less than 100, days after some of the worst violence since
   anti-government demonstrations escalated in June.

   The mood on the near-deserted campus was calm as the sun rose after a
   night where some protesters roamed the grounds in search of undercover
   officers. Others hid, terrified they would be arrested by infiltrators.

   "We are feeling a little tired. All of us feel tired but we will not
   give up trying to get out," said a 23-year-old demonstrator who gave
   his name only as Shiba as he ate noodles with egg and sausage in the
   protesters' canteen.

   "We spent yesterday trying to find ways to get outside but failed, so
   we came for some breakfast," he said.

   A Reuters reporter saw six black-clad protesters holding hands walk
   toward police lines, while a first aid worker said two more surrendered
   later.

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