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Hong Kong protests: Mong Kok camp retaken from police | Hong Kong protests: Mong Kok camp retaken from police |
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Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong have retaken streets in the Mong Kok district, just hours after they were cleared by the authorities. | |
Activists clashed with police, as about 9,000 protesters re-occupied the area. At least 26 people have been arrested. | |
Demonstrators have been occupying parts of the city for weeks, angered at China's curbs on who can stand in the next leadership election in 2017. | |
The government and students are due to hold talks on Tuesday. | |
Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam said both sides would send five representatives to the negotiations. | |
Earlier this week the government called off planned talks saying they were impossible while the occupation of city streets continued. | |
Hong Kong leader CY Leung said on Thursday that he was ready for dialogue, but China would not retract its decision to vet candidates for the 2017 elections. | |
At the scene: Juliana Liu, BBC News, Hong Kong | At the scene: Juliana Liu, BBC News, Hong Kong |
Wielding open umbrellas as their only weapons, thousands of pro-democracy protesters flocked to Mong Kok last night. Their goal was to push past police lines to re-occupy the streets that had been cleared by law enforcement officials just a few hours earlier. | Wielding open umbrellas as their only weapons, thousands of pro-democracy protesters flocked to Mong Kok last night. Their goal was to push past police lines to re-occupy the streets that had been cleared by law enforcement officials just a few hours earlier. |
The police responded by using batons and pepper spray but they were overwhelmed by the sheer number of demonstrators. | The police responded by using batons and pepper spray but they were overwhelmed by the sheer number of demonstrators. |
By Saturday morning, they had once again managed to retake territory south of a major intersection, stopping traffic in both directions. | By Saturday morning, they had once again managed to retake territory south of a major intersection, stopping traffic in both directions. |
The talks were announced after overnight clashes in which dozens of people were wounded, including at least 15 police officers. | |
Protest group Occupy Central issued a statement (in Chinese) saying that the clearance operations ordered by the government had "triggered a new wave of occupations and worsened relations between police and citizens". | Protest group Occupy Central issued a statement (in Chinese) saying that the clearance operations ordered by the government had "triggered a new wave of occupations and worsened relations between police and citizens". |
Police Commissioner Andy Tsang said the protests were illegal and were "undermining the rule of law". | |
The Mong Kok camp in Kowloon is an offshoot of the original protest site around government offices in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island. | The Mong Kok camp in Kowloon is an offshoot of the original protest site around government offices in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island. |
Protesters and police have also been facing off the Admiralty district, although there are no reports of clashes. | |
Protester numbers have dropped off since the start of the month, when tens of thousands were on the streets. | |
But tensions escalated this week, with violent clashes as police cleared an underpass on Lung Wo Road near the chief executive's offices. | |
A video showing plainclothes police officers beating an unarmed protester, who is a member of the pro-democracy Civic Party, also sparked outrage. | A video showing plainclothes police officers beating an unarmed protester, who is a member of the pro-democracy Civic Party, also sparked outrage. |
Police said seven officers had been suspended pending an investigation. | Police said seven officers had been suspended pending an investigation. |
Hong Kong democracy timeline | Hong Kong democracy timeline |
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