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| Hong Kong protests: Dozens arrested as sites demolished | Hong Kong protests: Dozens arrested as sites demolished |
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| Police in Hong Kong say more than 80 people have been arrested overnight in clashes with pro-democracy protesters. | Police in Hong Kong say more than 80 people have been arrested overnight in clashes with pro-democracy protesters. |
| The unrest came as the authorities, acting on a court order, began dismantling a protest camp in the Mong Kok commercial district. | The unrest came as the authorities, acting on a court order, began dismantling a protest camp in the Mong Kok commercial district. |
| The removal began peacefully on Tuesday but spiralled into violence overnight as protester numbers swelled. | The removal began peacefully on Tuesday but spiralled into violence overnight as protester numbers swelled. |
| Protesters fought running battles on the streets around Nathan Road, with police using batons and pepper spray. | Protesters fought running battles on the streets around Nathan Road, with police using batons and pepper spray. |
| Police say a total of 116 people have now been arrested since Tuesday, for offences including assaulting police, possessing offensive weapons and obstructing offices. | Police say a total of 116 people have now been arrested since Tuesday, for offences including assaulting police, possessing offensive weapons and obstructing offices. |
| The clearance operation in Mong Kok continued early on Wednesday as bailiffs, backed by police, began removing barricades. A court has given permission for the Argyle and Dundas Street areas to be cleared. | |
| Workers in red baseball caps and T-shirts that read "I [heart] HK" started dismantling wooden pallets and other materials after a warning was read out by the bailiffs. | |
| Anyone seen to be obstructing the process can be arrested for contempt of court, according to the injunction Hong Kong's South China Morning Post. | |
| The activists have been on the streets since early October, demanding a free choice of leader in the 2017 election. | The activists have been on the streets since early October, demanding a free choice of leader in the 2017 election. |
| China, however, says the pool of candidates that people in Hong Kong will vote on will be selected by a Beijing-backed committee. | China, however, says the pool of candidates that people in Hong Kong will vote on will be selected by a Beijing-backed committee. |
| Protesters originally numbered in the tens of thousands when the Hong Kong unrest first began in October, but have since dwindled to a few hundred, while attempts by both sides to reach a compromise have made little progress. | Protesters originally numbered in the tens of thousands when the Hong Kong unrest first began in October, but have since dwindled to a few hundred, while attempts by both sides to reach a compromise have made little progress. |
| Student leader Joshua Wong, from the Scholarism group, said the court orders were being used as an excuse to remove activists, according to the Post. | |
| Protesters complained that the bailiffs have not explained properly what the court order includes and what would qualify as "obstructing" their work. | |
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