Hong Kong protesters blame police over the death of a university student who fell from a parking lot while trying to escape tear gas that police had fired during a pro-democracy protest at the weekend.
Demonstrators thronged the hospital during the week to pray for Mr Chow, leaving flowers and hundreds of get-well messages on walls. Students also staged rallies at universities across the former British colony.
"He was a nice person; he was sporty. He liked playing netball and basketball," friend and fellow UST student Ben, 25, said."I hope he can rest in peace. I really miss him." Police rejected accusations that they played a role in Mr Chow's death, saying officers were not present in the carpark when he fell.
"The first time they entered to conduct a patrol, but the deceased was not yet inside. For the second time, they entered while fire services officers were already rendering first aid to the deceased," East Kowloon District Superintendent Suzette Foo said. "There are accusations that police officers chased after the man before his fall. We must clarify that it is certainly false."Mr Chow had been pursuing a two-year undergraduate degree in computer science. His death occurred on graduation day for many students at his university, located in the Clear Water Bay district on the Kowloon side of the harbour., chanted"Stand with Hong Kong" and spray-painted Mr Chow's name and pinned photos of him on nearby walls.
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