Hong Kong police arrest protesters after clearing camp

(ANSA) - Hong Kong, December 11 - 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.