China
25 November 2014
Last updated at 21:35 ET
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.
Police say a total of 116 people have now been arrested since Tuesday, for offences including assaulting police, possessing offensive weapons and obstructing offices.
At least 116 people have been arrested since Tuesday
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.
China, however, says the pool of candidates that people in Hong Kong will vote on will be selected by a Beijing-backed committee.
Protesters at other sites in Mong Kok are packing up in expectation of another clearance operation
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.
Hong Kong democracy timeline
by Xian Wan and Biodun Iginla, BBC News Website
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 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.
Police say a total of 116 people have now been arrested since Tuesday, for offences including assaulting police, possessing offensive weapons and obstructing offices.
At least 116 people have been arrested since Tuesday
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.
China, however, says the pool of candidates that people in Hong Kong will vote on will be selected by a Beijing-backed committee.
Protesters at other sites in Mong Kok are packing up in expectation of another clearance operation
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.
- 1984: Britain and China sign an agreement where Hong Kong is guaranteed "a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence affairs" for 50 years following the handover in 1997.
- June-July 2014: Pro-democracy activists hold an unofficial referendum on political reform and a large rally. This is followed by protests by pro-Beijing activists.
- 31 August 2014: China says it will allow direct elections in 2017, but voters will only be able to choose from a list of pre-approved candidates. Activists stage protests.
- 22 September 2014: Student groups launch a week-long boycott of classes in protest.
- 28 September 2014: Occupy Central and student protests join forces and take over central Hong Kong.
- October 2014: Chief Executive CY Leung refuses demands for his resignation. Discussions between government and student leaders go nowhere. High court begins granting injunctions to clear protest sites.
- 15 November 2014: Student leaders' attempt to travel to Beijing fails.
- 18 November 2014: Bailiffs move in to clear a portion of the Admiralty protest site.
- 2017: Direct elections for chief executive due to take place
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South China Morning Post* LIVE: Police prepare to clear Nathan Road after overnight standoff 55 mins ago
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The Scotsman Bailiffs move in to clear Hong Kong protest site 2 hrs ago
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Washington Post Hong Kong police, protesters clash; 86 people arrested 7 hrs ago
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Mail Online UK Street clashes break out as Hong Kong clears part of protest zone 8 hrs ago
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Huffington Post UK In Pictures: 80+ Arrests, Pepper Spray and Scuffles As Occupy Clear Outs Begin in Hong Kong 10 hrs ago
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