Hong Kong police on
Thursday began arresting people who remained at the site of the
main camp used in recent pro-democracy protests after it was
dismantled under judicial orders.
Thousands of people have been blocking roads and bus lanes
at Admiraly in the city centre since late September in protest
over a decision by Beijing to screen candidates for 2017
elections in the former British colony.
However on Thursday police told the hundreds of remaining
demonstrators to leave or face arrest before moving in to
dismantle the camp.
Police have already cleared two other sites occupied by
members of 'Occupy Central' and student associations at Mong Kok
and Causeway Bay.
An opposition representative denied that the move signified
the failure of the protest, insisting it had raised political
progress in Hong Kong to a new level.
Meanwhile four protest organizers were arrested in their
homes on Thursday, pro-democracy supporters said.
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