Police called after University of Hong Kong students put posters up on campus

Hong Kong’s top university called police on Sunday after two students put up posters on campus that reportedly commemorated victims of a deadly fire in Xinjiang, in mainland China’s far western region.

The incident on campus was first revealed by Undergrad, the student-run online media site for the University of Hong Kong (HKU), which said two mainland students had their personal details recorded by police officers.

A picture accompanying the report showed two black-clad men being stopped by two officers, with a white bouquet on the ground next to them. An HKU spokesman confirmed management had called police.

“On [Sunday] evening, someone distributed and put up publicity materials on campus, but they refused to reveal whether they were HKU students. The security guards requested police assistance over public order concerns,” he said.