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Hong Kong protesters regroup at main protest site | |
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Demonstrators in Hong Kong appear to be withdrawing from some of the protest sites they have barricaded themselves into for more than a week. | |
Local reports said some people were leaving secondary protest sites and heading to the main site, although others seemed to be staying put. | |
Hong Kong's leader CY Leung had warned that police would ensure government offices and schools reopened on Monday. | |
Protesters are angry at China's plans to vet election candidates in 2017. | |
They are demanding that the central government in Beijing allow Hong Kong to hold fully free elections in the next vote for the territory's leader. | |
Mr Leung had called on the protesters to end the demonstrations, warning that police had a responsibility to take all actions necessary to resume social order. | |
The Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS) said they had cleared a path outside the government headquarters so that civil servants could return to work on Monday. | |
Both the Hong Kong government and protesters indicated on Sunday that they were willing to start talks to find a resolution to the week-long standoff. | |
Talks had been due for Saturday, but protesters withdrew after pro-China groups attacked them in the Mong Kok district on Friday night. | |
Some of the protesters in Mong Kok appeared to be leaving the site on Sunday, saying they were joining the main protest group outside government buildings in the Admiralty district. | |
However, the BBC's Juliana Liu in Hong Kong said some had decided to stay put. | |
Thousands of people held a rally overnight, defying calls from the Beijing-backed authorities for them to disperse. | |
Crowds chanted: "Democracy now! Democracy in Hong Kong!" as speakers from the pro-democracy movement urged them to persist in their campaign. | |
On Saturday, police said they had arrested 19 people who had been involved in clashes with protesters, adding that eight of them had "triad backgrounds". | |
Correspondents say triad gangs have traditionally been known for drug-running, prostitution and extortion networks but have in recent years become involved in legitimate ventures like property development and finance. | Correspondents say triad gangs have traditionally been known for drug-running, prostitution and extortion networks but have in recent years become involved in legitimate ventures like property development and finance. |
Some are also believed to have links with the political establishment, fuelling accusations that they have been paid by the authorities to stir up trouble. | Some are also believed to have links with the political establishment, fuelling accusations that they have been paid by the authorities to stir up trouble. |
'Doomed to fail' | |
What began as a peaceful sit-in to demand democracy on 22 September escalated last Sunday when riot police used tear gas against unarmed students converging on the government headquarters. | What began as a peaceful sit-in to demand democracy on 22 September escalated last Sunday when riot police used tear gas against unarmed students converging on the government headquarters. |
The police response was widely condemned as an overreaction, prompting thousands of people to join the rallies and block key areas, including Hong Kong's financial district. | The police response was widely condemned as an overreaction, prompting thousands of people to join the rallies and block key areas, including Hong Kong's financial district. |
At the heart of the row between the protesters and the government is China's insistence on tight rules on nominations for candidates wanting to stand for election in 2017. | At the heart of the row between the protesters and the government is China's insistence on tight rules on nominations for candidates wanting to stand for election in 2017. |
The protesters say the restrictions mean the polls will fall short of the free elections they are seeking and have called for Mr Leung to step down. | The protesters say the restrictions mean the polls will fall short of the free elections they are seeking and have called for Mr Leung to step down. |
But the central government in Beijing has thrown its full support behind Mr Leung, calling the protests illegal and "doomed to fail". | But the central government in Beijing has thrown its full support behind Mr Leung, calling the protests illegal and "doomed to fail". |
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