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| Hong Kong protesters clash with police at government HQ | Hong Kong protesters clash with police at government HQ |
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| Hong Kong police have clashed with pro-democracy activists trying to surround government offices, in some of the worst unrest in two months of protests. | |
| Protesters fought police armed with pepper spray and batons on roads around the camp in the Admiralty district. | |
| Police say 40 people have been arrested and a number of officers were injured. | |
| The protesters want the people of Hong Kong to be allowed to choose their leaders in the 2017 elections without interference from Beijing. | |
| The Chinese government has said it will allow universal suffrage, but will screen candidates for the chief executive post in advance. | |
| Last week police and court bailiffs removed one of the major protest camps in the Mong Kok commercial district. | Last week police and court bailiffs removed one of the major protest camps in the Mong Kok commercial district. |
| The unrest flared overnight, after student leaders of the protest movement called on supporters to converge on the offices of Chief Executive CY Leung on Lung Wo Road. | |
| The road is a short distance away from Connaught Road in Admiralty, the major road protesters have been occupying for two months. | |
| Protesters, many wearing hard hats and carrying umbrellas - the symbol of their movement - moved into the area, throwing bottles, helmets and umbrellas towards police. | |
| Many activists chanted: "I want true democracy!" | Many activists chanted: "I want true democracy!" |
| "I urge everyone to stay here until the morning to keep surrounding the government headquarters. Let's stop the government from functioning tomorrow," a protester in a black T-shirt shouted, Reuters news agency reported. | |
| Police ordered them to retreat, then charged protesters, eventually forcing them out of the area. | Police ordered them to retreat, then charged protesters, eventually forcing them out of the area. |
| "The action was aimed at paralysing the government's operation,'' student leader Alex Chow was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. | "The action was aimed at paralysing the government's operation,'' student leader Alex Chow was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. |
| "The government has been stalling... and we believe we need to focus pressure on the government headquarters, the symbol of the government's power.'' | "The government has been stalling... and we believe we need to focus pressure on the government headquarters, the symbol of the government's power.'' |
| On Monday government offices were shut and staff were told to stay home. But the roads outside the government site were clear of protesters and open for traffic. | |
| The atmosphere remained tense at Connaught Road where hundreds of protesters are still occupying the area amid a police presence. | |
| Last week more than 100 people - including some key protest leaders - were arrested as the Mong Kok camp, across the harbour from Admiralty, was dismantled. | Last week more than 100 people - including some key protest leaders - were arrested as the Mong Kok camp, across the harbour from Admiralty, was dismantled. |
| The latest clashes come after China said it would not allow a UK parliamentary committee to enter Hong Kong as part of an inquiry into British relations with its former colony. | The latest clashes come after China said it would not allow a UK parliamentary committee to enter Hong Kong as part of an inquiry into British relations with its former colony. |
| Hong Kong democracy timeline | Hong Kong democracy timeline |
| Q&A: Hong Kong's democracy controversy | Q&A: Hong Kong's democracy controversy |