'Little kittens' - Hong Kong campus protest holdouts left isolated and fearful

Paramedics escort a protester to an ambulance at the campus of the Polytechnic University (PolyU) in Hong Kong, China November 24, 2019. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Last week, the cafeteria of Hong Kong's Polytechnic University was buzzing with pro-democracy protesters who occupied the campus for days, fighting fierce street battles with riot police in some of the most violent clashes during six months of unrest.

On Monday, a lone student sat at a long table, one of several dozen people believed to remain on the wrecked Kowloon peninsula campus in deteriorating conditions that have raised fears about their health.