Hong Kong Polytechnic University Standoff Appears Over

A statue, decorated with a yellow helmet and mask by anti-government protesters, is surrounded by garbage inside the student union building at the besieged Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, China, November 20, 2019. For more than a week-and-a-half, hundreds of protesters had fortified Polytechnic University's Kowloon peninsula campus and often fought fiery street battles with riot police. But now the number of protesters has dwindled to fewer than 100, turning the grounds that normally teem with 33,000 students and staff into an eerily empty compound scattered with debris and defaced with political slogans. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

FOX News: Hong Kong Polytechnic University standoff appears over as search yields only one protester

The tense standoff between police and protesters at Hong Kong Polytechnic University appeared to be coming to an end early Wednesday, as only one demonstrator was reported to be found during an official search of the campus.

University vice president Alexander Wai, who led seven search teams through the school’s grounds, said he couldn’t rule out that some people remained, but “the possibility is not very high.” He noted that just one woman – who is over 18 and not a student of the university – was discovered Wednesday during the searches. She received medical treatment and counselors were trying to convince her to surrender.

The effort apparently didn’t find a man who told reporters before dawn that he is happy living at the university and “everyone can stop worrying about us,” according to the Associated Press. But police have cordoned off the area to try to prevent anyone from escaping.

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