Published November 06, 2014
HONG KONG Pro-democracy protesters have clashed with police in Hong Kong for the first time in more than two weeks.
The skirmishes lasted about four hours early Thursday in the city's bustling Mong Kok neighborhood. Police say they arrested three people.
Tensions remain high as thousands of people camp out on the streets of three busy neighborhoods, demanding open nominations in elections for the city's leader. The protests erupted more than a month ago after Beijing ruled that a friendly committee would screen the candidates.
The newest skirmishes began when police attempted to arrest a man who was shining his cellphone light into officers' eyes. Protesters responded by surging at police lines, unleashing running confrontations that left one protester bleeding from the head.
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Pro-democracy protesters clash with police after weeks of calm in Hong Kong; 3 arrested
HONG KONG: Clashes broke out early Thursday (Nov 6) between Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and police for the first time in more than two weeks, Reuters reported.
According to the report, the clashes broke out in Mong Kok after 2am Hong Kong/Singapore time and involved dozens of police officers armed with batons and shields at the area, where hundreds of protesters, including more than 30 people wearing Guy Fawkes masks, were gathered.
Three men were arrested by police following the clashes, reported Dow Jones, while according to local television reports, police had used pepper spray on dozens of protesters. The incident was "allegedly caused by a man using a camera flash to provoke a police officer," Dow Jones reported.
Hong Kong has been rocked by mass demonstrations for a month by protesters calling for fully democratic elections for the citys next chief executive in 2017. In August, Beijing ruled that candidates for the elections must be vetted by a committee in what protesters call "fake democracy. The campaign drew over 100,000 at its peak, spread out over several demonstration sites including in Admiralty and Mong Kok.
On Wednesday, about 20 pro-democracy activists held a protest march calling on Beijing to release nearly 100 mainland Chinese detained over the past month for supporting the Occupy movement. Protesters are also considering travelling to Beijing to directly petition Beijing authorities as the Chinese capital hosts US President Barack Obama and other world leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum from Nov 10 to 11.
According to Reuters, protesters are planning a march on Sunday from the heart of the city's financial centre to the Chinese central government's liaison office in Hong Kong."
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