Hong Kong students to boycott new term as protests continue

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Student leaders representing most of the city's major universities say students will miss lectures between September 2 – the planned start of the new term – and September 13

BOYCOTT. Protesters attend a secondary student school rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong on August 22, 2019. Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP

The financial hub has been rocked by 3 months of unrest, with students making up a large number of theStudent leaders representing most of the city's major universities said students will miss lectures between September 2 – the planned start of the new term – and September 13. "Two weeks should be enough for the government to really think through how to respond," said Davin Wong, acting president of the Hong Kong University Students' Union.

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