News reaching our news desk says Police in Hong Kong have begun arresting protesters who have refused to leave the main site of a pro-democracy protest, in a final push by authorities to retake streets occupied by activists for two and a half months.
Reuters reported that
” Four officers carried away the first person by her arms and legs.
Many protesters have left the protest zone in Hong Kong’s city center but dozens of students, pro-democracy lawmakers and others remain behind. The students at the front are lying down and locking arms.
Workers carrying out a court order earlier removed barricades on the edge of the protest site before officers moved in and tore down tents. They had warned protesters that they faced arrest if they did not leave”
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