Hong Kong Youth Demanding Democracy
Hong Kong teenagers are demanding democracy. Kristie Lu Stout explains the momentum behind this youth movement.
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Hong Kong police clear pro-democracy protesters
Hong Kong police have cleared the main government compound of pro-democracy demonstrators who had occupied the area on Friday. They arrested more than 60 people after a night of scuffles,...
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More than 50 protesters are still holding out at Hong Kong government headquarters after storming the complex overnight as a week-long protest against Beijing #39;s refusal to grant the city unfettered...
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Hong Kong, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong pro-democracy group Occupy Central on Sunday launched a mass civil disobedience campaign for greater political freedoms from China, as defiant protesters stood their ground outside the city's government headquarters.
The youthful crowd had swelled on Saturday night to more than 10,000 people protesting against the Chinese government's refusal to grant full democracy to the semi-autonomous city, as a tense week of student-led demonstrations came to a climax.
There were scuffles with police overnight as lines of officers pushed back surging crowds with riot shields. Many protesters wore goggles and wrapped their faces in plastic film in case police used pepper spray, in a repeat of angry scenes earlier in the week.
Police made 74 arrests, urging those gathered in the "unlawful assembly" late Saturday to leave the area as soon as possible.
By Sunday the crowds had thinned to around 1,500 -- many of the students having camped out for a second night running -- as exhausted protesters returned home to sleep and shower, vowing to return later.
But the mellow mood of the morning -- with some protesters curled up asleep on the floor -- gave way to fresh frustration as police blocked hundreds of people from entering the protest zone.
Pro-democracy lawmaker Claudia Mo said five people had been arrested, including three fellow legislators, for trying to bring in large loudspeakers they had been hoping to rig up onstage.
"We Hong Kong people are all ready to get arrested to increase the pressure on the government, to gain more bargaining power for the real democratic system," 20-year-old engineering student Peter Chan told AFP as he sat under the scorching sun, facing a line of police officers.
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AFP Tear gas fired at chaotic Hong Kong democracy protests
Police fired tear gas as tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators brought parts of central Hong Kong to a standstill.
The dramatic escalation of protests have gripped the semi-autonomous Chinese city for days.
There were chaotic scenes, with protesters screaming "Shame!" at police as they tried to shield themselves from the clouds of gas, AFP reporters said.
Several scuffles broke out between police in riot gear and demonstrators angered by the use of tear gas, which is rare in Hong Kong. An elderly woman was seen being carried away by protesters.
Police had earlier used hand-held pepper spray on demonstrators who had spilt onto a major multi-lane highway after breaking through barricades set up to stop people swelling the crowds camped outside Hong Kong's government headquarters since Friday.
Traffic had ground to a halt on busy Connaught Road, with police forced to retreat as the protesters rushed towards the crowds outside government headquarters on the other side. They cheered and embraced each other in the middle of the road, a major city artery usually filled with whizzing taxis and buses.
China, which stations a military garrison in Hong Kong, said it was confident the city's administration could handle the protest.
The extraordinary scenes came at the climax of a week of student-led action against China's refusal to grant full democracy to the former British colony.
Beijing said that while it would allow elections for Hong Kong's leader in 2017, it would insist on vetting the candidates.
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