the protest is a using a host of weapons including molotov cocktails and slingshots. and even bows and arrows to keep the police at bay. the students are determined. this is a war so this is more war. hong kong with authorities and the university have called for an end to the confrontation and for the escalation but the standoff remains tense. these protests which have become a broadly anti government and police violence movement have been raging for 5 months now people in hong kong a split on the matter but many continue to publicly support the predominately student led protests this all started with protests demanding the hong kong remain independent from mainland china but despite these scenes beijing shows absolutely no sign of changing its stance towards hong kong. for more let's go to mathias berlinger who's there in hong kong for us. right now looks quite calm behind you