The escalating violence in Hong Kong relating to the pro-democracy movement is a cause for concern for library colleagues in the territory, and especially for LIS students, teachers and library staff on university campuses. ALIA President Robert Knight made this statement:  ‘ALIA has members working in university, special and public libraries in Hong Kong. We are monitoring the situation and hoping for a peaceful resolution to the current unrest. Our thoughts are with ALIA members and library colleagues caught up in the protests.’