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Monday, September 29, 2014

Protesters clash with police during Hong Kong protests



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Subject: Bắc Kinh bắt đầu đàn áp phong trào sinh viên tại Hongkong Thủ lĩnh sinh viên Joshua Wong đã bị bắt đi một cách thô bạo
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 23:47:24 +1000

                           Bắc Kinh bắt đầu đàn áp phong trào sinh viên tại Hongkong

Tình hình đã trở nên hỗn loạn tại Civic Square. Cuối ngày hôm qua (thứ sáu 27/9/2014) hơn 100 sinh viên ủng hộ dân chủ đã tấn công trụ sở chính quyền Hồng Kông và xô xát với cảnh sát. 

Theo thông tin được biết, khuôn viên Civic Square vốn là một quảng trường nhỏ ngay tại trung tâm chính phủ Hong Kong và là nơi những người biểu tình hay ngồi để bày tỏ thái độ bất tuân dân sự nhằm phản đối chính phủ trong những lần biểu tình trước.
Lần này, chính phủ Hong Kong lại dùng những hàng rào sắt bao quanh khu vực này lại để các sinh viên không thể bày tỏ thái độ bất tuân dân sự của mình. Một hành động rất phản dân chủ của chính quyền Hong Kong và càng cho thấy sự ảnh hưởng sâu rộng của Bắc Kinh đến thành phố này.
Như ông Benny Tai, một trong ba người sáng lập viên của Phong Trào Occupy Central đã nói vào sáng hôm nay, "các em sinh viên đã dẫn chúng ta lại Civic Square, nơi thuộc về người dân. Hành động leo rào để được vào ngồi trong "Civic Square" - Quảng trường Dân sự được xem như là một biểu tượng của việc đòi hỏi chính quyền phải tôn trọng các quyền công dân và dân sự của người dân Hong Kong cũng như quyền bày tỏ thái độ bất tuân dân sự đối với chính phủ khi chính phủ không biết lắng nghe ý kiến của người dân."
Cảnh sát đã dùng bình xịt hơi cay vào những sinh viên biểu tình muốn vượt qua rào cản và hàng rào cao xung quanh khu nhà chính phủ.
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cảnh sát bắt đầu bắt giữ những sinh viên tham gia bãi khóa

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Civic Square lúc 10.35am. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Cảnh sát tiến vào khu vực around lúc 12 giờ trưa. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Cảnh sát ở Legco building. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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Cho đến 7 giờ sáng, hàng ngàn sinh viên và những người ủng hộ họ vẫn chiếm giữ Đại lộ Tim Mei. Những người biểu tình tại trung tâm chính phủ lúc 8:30 sáng. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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Sinh viên giúp nhau rửa mắt vì hơi cay của cảnh sát. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Hình ảnh cảnh sát dùng hơi cay để giải tán biểu tình. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Cảnh sát bao vây những người biểu tình ở Civic Square. Photo: Sam Tsang

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 Sinh viên xung quanh hàng rào ở Civic Square. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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 Sinh viên Vinci Yim cho xem vết thương mà cô cáo buộc là đã bị cảnh sát làm bị thương. Photo: SCMP Pictures. Nhiều người trong cuộc biểu tình cho biết cảnh sát đã dùng vũ lực quá mức.
 Thủ lĩnh sinh viên Joshua Wong đã bị bắt đi một cách thô bạo
Lãnh đạo sinh viên Joshua Wong đã gào thét, vùng vẫy, tuôn máu trên tay khi bị cảnh sát lôi kéo đi giữa những thanh niên sinh viên khác hát to, hô vang và giành giật cứu anh.
Trước khi bị bắt đi, Wong, người thanh niên gầy ốm 17 tuổi đã nói với đám đông ủng hộ anh: "Tương lai của Hồng Kông thuộc về các bạn"
"Tôi muốn nói với CY Leung và Tập Cận Bình rằng sứ mạng chiến đấu cho cuộc bầu cử sẽ không chỉ từ giới trẻ, mà đó là trách nhiệm của tất cả mọi người", anh hét lên khi nhắn gửi thông điệp đến nhà lãnh đạo Trung Quốc và Hồng Kông.

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Joshua Wong bị cảnh sát áp giải đi một cách thô bạo
 "Tôi không muốn cuộc đấu tranh cho dân chủ phải truyền lại cho thế hệ sau. Đây là trách nhiệm của chính thế hệ chúng tôi"
Khoảng 100 người biểu tình khoác tay khóa vào nhau khi cảnh sát vây quanh bằng khiên chắn kim loại, một số hô vang "bất tuân dân sự".
Vào sáng ngày thứ Bảy, khoảng một ngàn sinh viên vẫn ở bên ngoài khu trụ sở chính phủ.
Nhiều sinh viên bị bắt giữ
Ít nhất có 4 sinh viên đã bị tạm giữ ở Civic Square vào đêm hôm qua, Tin cũng đưa thêm có hai sinh viên thuộc hội Scholarism đã bị thương.
Phát ngôn nhân của Liên hội Sinh viên, hội đã tổ chức chiến dịch bãi khóa tuần này cho biết thêm ngoài Joshua Wong, các thủ lĩnh sinh viên khác, Alex Chow Yong-kang and Lester Shum cũng đã bị bắt giữ.
Tin HONG KONG (AP) sáng nay cho biết — Cảnh sát chống bạo động của Hong Kong đã bắt giữ 50 học sinh cuối cùng chiếm giữ khu vực quảng trường dân sự ở khu trung tâm chính phủ để phản đối sự từ chối của chính quyền Trung Quốc để cho khu tự trị này có được một cuộc cải cách dân chủ thật sự.

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Cảnh sát Hong Kong lần này thật đáng xấu hổ khi sử dụng hơi cay để đàn áp học sinh, sinh viên. Có những em còn chưa đủ 18 tuổi.
 Có khoảng 100 sinh viên khác tiếp tục la to những khẩu hiệu bên ngoài khu vực quảng trường nơi bên cạnh các toà nhà chính phủ.
Hành động giải tán này xảy ra sau khi có đụng độ giữa cảnh sát và những người biểu tình khi họ muốn leo qua hàng rào để vào được khu vực quảng trường dân sự. Trong đêm thứ sáu, cảnh sát đã sử dụng hơi cay để đẩy lui những sinh viên biểu tình. Cảnh sát cho biết khoảng 29 người đã bị thương.
Các giáo sư cùng biểu tình ủng hộ sinh viên
 Ông Benny Tai và giáo sư Chan Kin-man đã đến Civic Square sáng thứ Bảy, 27 tháng 9 năm 2014 (giờ địa phương) để đứng chung với các sinh viên
 Hôm nay 27/9 tờ South China Morning Post đã đưa tin: Chiến dịch bất tuân dân sự sẽ không thể bắt đầu trước ngày 1 tháng 10, là ngày đã được lên kế hoạch trước, do Phong trào Occupy Central with Love and Peace kêu gọi mặc dù các sinh viên học sinh đã đòi hỏi chiến dịch này phải bắt đầu sớm hơn sau khi đụng độ giữa sinh viên và cảnh sát đã xảy ra vào đêm thứ sáu, 26 tháng 9 năm 2014 rạng sáng thứ Bảy.
 Ông Benny Tai và giáo sư Chan Kin-man đã đến Civic Square sáng thứ Bảy, 27 tháng 9 năm 2014 (giờ địa phương) để đứng chung với các sinh viên. Ông Benny Tai cho biết do kế hoạch bất tuân dân sự Occupy Central đã có những phương án rất rõ ràng và chặt chẽ để tổ chức ngày 1 tháng 10, nên sẽ không bắt đầu trước kế hoạch. Tuy nhiên ông sẽ ở lại Civic Square cho tới khi các cảnh sát giải tán tất cả mọi người. Ông cho biết, cho dù ông có bị bắt thì chiến dịch bất tuân dân sự vẫn xảy ra vào ngày 1 tháng 10.

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Những đoàn xe cảnh sát Hong Kong đang kéo đến khu vực các sinh viên Hong Kong tập trung biểu tình trong đêm hôm qua!
Trang 王丹网站 Wang Dan's Page bình luận: Sau hơn 40 năm củng cố và xây dựng một nền tư pháp độc lập, thành công bài trừ tham ô hối lộ, cũng như vấn nạn lạm quyền của lực lượng cảnh sát. Hôm nay, mỉa mai thay, Hong Kong sau khi nhận sự tiếp quản của Trung Quốc liền lập tức đi ngược lại những gì kiến tạo được trong những thập niên qua. Đúng là không ai phá giỏi bằng Cộng sản!

Các sinh viên đã đòi hỏi chiến dịch được bắt đầu ngay lập tức khi ông Benny Tai và giáo sư Chan Kin-man gặp gỡ họ. Ông Tai cho biết tuy không thể đáp ứng lời yêu cầu đó, nhưng ông hứa sẽ ở lại cùng sinh viên đến giây phút cuối cùng. ông Tai nói: “Các sinh viên đã dẫn chúng ta về lại Civic Square, nơi thuộc về người dân. Hôm nay, chúng tôi đến đây để bảo vệ các em sinh viên.”. Ông cũng chỉ trích cảnh sát đã dùng vũ lực quá mức để đàn áp sinh viên.

Phong trào Occupy Central đã ra thông cáo báo chí chỉ trích chính phủ Hong Kong phải chịu trách nhiệm về cuộc đụng độ giữa cảnh sát và sinh viên khi từ chối lắng nghe nguyện vọng của người dân và thực thi một nền dân chủ đích thực cho Hong Kong. Tuyên cáo báo chí cũng nói thêm các cuộc xuống đường của học sinh sinh viên vốn bất bạo động và không nhắm vào gây tổn thương cho bất kỳ ai.
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Thông tin bởi Phila Siu, Peter So, Jennifer Ngo, Joyce Ng, Amy Nip, Jeffie Lam, Timmy Sung, Danny Mok, Alice Woodhouse
Theo dõi phong trào sinh viên Hokong tại: https://www.facebook.com/hkfs1958
Fanpage Joshua Wong: https://www.facebook.com/joshuawongchifung
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 Protesters clash with police during Hong Kong protests

By Anjali Tsui, Euan McKirdy, Esther Pang and Vivian Kam, CNN
updated 10:57 AM EDT, Sun September 28, 2014
The city's chief administrator, Chief Executive C.Y. Leung, said Sunday "the police are determined to handle the situation appropriately in accordance with the law." Tear gas was fired at protesters on September 28, 2014.The city's chief administrator, Chief Executive C.Y. Leung, said Sunday "the police are determined to handle the situation appropriately in accordance with the law." Tear gas was fired at protesters on September 28, 2014.
The planned protests, which have seen thousands of students in their teens and twenties take to the streets, swelled in size over the weekend. Police on September 28 used pepper spray and tear gas against demonstrators.The planned protests, which have seen thousands of students in their teens and twenties take to the streets, swelled in size over the weekend. Police on September 28 used pepper spray and tear gas against demonstrators.
There is an "optimal amount of police officers dispersed" around the scene, a Hong Kong police spokesperson told CNN, September 28.There is an "optimal amount of police officers dispersed" around the scene, a Hong Kong police spokesperson told CNN, September 28.
The Hong Kong Federation of Students issued a list of demands Sunday, vowing to escalate their actions if they were not met. Clashes between pro-democracy students and police continued in the financial district September 28.The Hong Kong Federation of Students issued a list of demands Sunday, vowing to escalate their actions if they were not met. Clashes between pro-democracy students and police continued in the financial district September 28.
Hong Kong's chief administrator, Chief Executive C.Y. Leung, said at a news conference Sunday September 28 that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is "resolute in opposing the unlawful occupation."Hong Kong's chief administrator, Chief Executive C.Y. Leung, said at a news conference Sunday September 28 that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is "resolute in opposing the unlawful occupation."
Riot police use tear gas against protesters blocking a main road to Hong Kong's financial central district outside the government headquarters, September 28, 2014.Riot police use tear gas against protesters blocking a main road to Hong Kong's financial central district outside the government headquarters, September 28, 2014.
Police and protesters clash during a tense stand-off with thousands of student demonstrators -- recently joined by the like-minded Occupy Central movement -- on September 28, 2014.Police and protesters clash during a tense stand-off with thousands of student demonstrators -- recently joined by the like-minded Occupy Central movement -- on September 28, 2014.
Police officers rest as a pro-democracy rally continues near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. Police officers rest as a pro-democracy rally continues near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014.
Riot police clash with protesters on September 28, 2014 in Hong Kong. Riot police clash with protesters on September 28, 2014 in Hong Kong.
\ Thousands of people kicked off Occupy Central by taking over Connaught Road, one of the major highway in Hong Kong, in protest against Beijing's conservative framework for political reform. \ Thousands of people kicked off Occupy Central by taking over Connaught Road, one of the major highway in Hong Kong, in protest against Beijing's conservative framework for political reform.
Police in protective clothing line up near the Central Government Offices in Hong Kong. Police in protective clothing line up near the Central Government Offices in Hong Kong.
Founder of Occupy Central movement Benny Tai (C) raises a fist after announcing they would join the students during a demonstration outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014.Founder of Occupy Central movement Benny Tai (C) raises a fist after announcing they would join the students during a demonstration outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014.
Pro-democracy activist and former legislator Martin Lee, wearing goggles and a mask to protect against pepper spray, attends a demonstration near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014.Pro-democracy activist and former legislator Martin Lee, wearing goggles and a mask to protect against pepper spray, attends a demonstration near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014.
A pro-democracy activist shouts at police officers behind a fence with yellow ribbons tied to it by protesters at the entrance to the government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. A pro-democracy activist shouts at police officers behind a fence with yellow ribbons tied to it by protesters at the entrance to the government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014.
The sign for the Hong Kong central government offices is seen crossed out with red tape by democracy activists, next to a defaced image of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on September 28, 2014. The sign for the Hong Kong central government offices is seen crossed out with red tape by democracy activists, next to a defaced image of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on September 28, 2014.
A protestor shouts slogans during a student demonstration in Hong Kong against Beijing's refusal to sanction open elections in the city in 2017. Protesters surrounded the headquarters of Hong Kong's law-making body, the Legislative Council.A protestor shouts slogans during a student demonstration in Hong Kong against Beijing's refusal to sanction open elections in the city in 2017. Protesters surrounded the headquarters of Hong Kong's law-making body, the Legislative Council.
Protesters gather during a demonstration outside the headquarters of the Legislative Counsel as calls for Beijing to grant the city universal suffrage grow louder and more fractious.Protesters gather during a demonstration outside the headquarters of the Legislative Counsel as calls for Beijing to grant the city universal suffrage grow louder and more fractious.
Protestors tie up barricades during a demonstration outside the headquarters of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters massed outside Hong Kong's government headquarters vowing to keep up an increasingly tense civil disobedience campaign unless Beijing grants more political freedoms. Protestors tie up barricades during a demonstration outside the headquarters of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters massed outside Hong Kong's government headquarters vowing to keep up an increasingly tense civil disobedience campaign unless Beijing grants more political freedoms.
Protesters use barricades to block the road during a rally. Thousands of students from more than 20 tertiary institutions entered a week-long boycott of classes to protest against Beijing's conservative framework for political reform in Hong Kong. Protesters use barricades to block the road during a rally. Thousands of students from more than 20 tertiary institutions entered a week-long boycott of classes to protest against Beijing's conservative framework for political reform in Hong Kong.
A protester holds a banner during take part of a rally outside Hong Kong's waterfront government complex.A protester holds a banner during take part of a rally outside Hong Kong's waterfront government complex.
Thousand of protesters take part in a rally at the Hong Kong government complex.Thousand of protesters take part in a rally at the Hong Kong government complex.
A protester uses a mask and plastic to protect himself from pepper spray during a demonstration at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Saturday as a student demonstration against Beijing's refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy grew heated. A protester uses a mask and plastic to protect himself from pepper spray during a demonstration at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Saturday as a student demonstration against Beijing's refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy grew heated.
An injured protester is tended to after clashing with riot police outside Hong Kong government complex on Saturday. An injured protester is tended to after clashing with riot police outside Hong Kong government complex on Saturday.
Protesters clash with riot police outside Hong Kong government complex on Saturday. Protesters clash with riot police outside Hong Kong government complex on Saturday.
People look on from a vantage point as pro-democracy demonstrators are seen surrounded by police after storming into a courtyard outside Hong Kong's legislative headquarters on Friday night. People look on from a vantage point as pro-democracy demonstrators are seen surrounded by police after storming into a courtyard outside Hong Kong's legislative headquarters on Friday night.
Students march to Government House in Hong Kong on Thursday night to push the city's leader during what democracy activists say will be a wider campaign of civil disobedience against Beijing's refusal to grant the city full universal suffrage. Students march to Government House in Hong Kong on Thursday night to push the city's leader during what democracy activists say will be a wider campaign of civil disobedience against Beijing's refusal to grant the city full universal suffrage.
Students take part in a rally outside Hong Kong's government complex on Tuesday, as part of a week-long boycott of classes.Students take part in a rally outside Hong Kong's government complex on Tuesday, as part of a week-long boycott of classes.
A policeman reacts after students in Hong Kong attach yellow ribbons to the barriers fences of government offices as they protest for greater democratic rights on Wednesday. A policeman reacts after students in Hong Kong attach yellow ribbons to the barriers fences of government offices as they protest for greater democratic rights on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
Hong Kong students boycott classes in democracy protest
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: Government official says 26 people were injured and hospitalized
  • Student organizers call for the resignations of four politicians
  • Tear gas, batons used by police against some protesters
  • In one incident, police back down after faceoff with protesters on pedestrian bridge
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Hong Kong (CNN) -- Police are in a tense standoff with tens of thousands of pro-democracy student demonstrators, recently joined by the like-minded Occupy Central movement, which has announced the formal start of a campaign of civil disobedience in the Chinese territory.
The weekend's demonstrations follow a week of student-led boycotts and protests against what many see as the encroachment of China's political will on Hong Kong's governance, in the face of China's decision to allow only Beijing-vetted candidates to stand in the city's elections for chief executive, Hong Kong's top civil position.
While the protests -- which have swelled following two consecutive nights of "occupation" of government property -- have been largely peaceful, police say they have made dozens of arrests of people who range in age from 16 to 58.
At least 26 people were injured and hospitalized, the Hong Kong Hospital Authority told CNN on Sunday. A spokesman gave no details on the extent of the injuries.
Riot police have occasionally wielded batons against protesters. They have also used pepper spray, and tear gas has been deployed against more than one group of protesters around the Central Government Offices. CNN teams witnessed police donning riot gear and gas masks.
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Protesters wore goggles or masks and raincoats, and many held umbrellas to protect against the possible use of pepper spray.
While emotions have escalated, both sides have taken measures to keep the situation from getting out of hand. At one point a line of police in riot gear faced off with dozens of protesters sitting in defiance on a pedestrian bridge. The police eventually left without using force.
Demonstrators also have occupied the upscale Pacific Place shopping mall, located near the main protest site, organizers said Sunday evening. They said the number of protesters continues to grow.
The number of police officers at the protests also grew.
There is an "optimal amount of police officers dispersed" around the scene, a Hong Kong police spokesperson told CNN. Police denied media reports of rubber bullets being fired.
Thousands remained at the protest site at government buildings in Hong Kong's business district, where streets are so clogged car travel is impossible.
Government response

The city's chief administrator, Chief Executive C.Y. Leung, said at a news conference Sunday afternoon that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is "resolute in opposing the unlawful occupation by the China." of the government buildings.
"The police are determined to handle the situation appropriately in accordance with the law," he said.
Leung, who was addressing the protesters for the first time, urged Hong Kong's residents to express their dissatisfaction with the political process in a safe and lawful manner.
He said that a round of consultations on electoral reform will take place "shortly" but went on to appeal to pro-democracy activists to engage in rational discussions through lawful means "so as to allow the more than 5 million eligible voters in Hong Kong to elect the chief executive in 2017 for the first time in Hong Kong's history by one person, one vote." He reaffirmed that the government in Hong Kong will uphold Beijing's decision.
The Chinese central government said that it is "confident" that the Hong Kong government can handle the movement lawfully, according to a report in Chinese state media. The Chinese government opposes all illegal activities that "could undermine rule of law and jeopardize 'social tranquility,'" the report says.
Yvonne Leung, the spokeswoman for the Hong Kong Federation of Students, which organized the protest, told CNN that the demonstrators plan to continue to occupy the area outside Hong Kong government headquarters in an act of civil disobedience.
In a statement Sunday evening, she said the protesters called for the chief executive and three other politicians working on political reform to resign. If the demand, and three others, go unmet, the students vowed to step up their protests and will boycott school.
Yvonne Leung said the group has not received any news concerning the whereabouts of Hong Kong protest leaders Alex Chow and Lester Shum, who were arrested on Saturday. High school student protest leader Joshua Wong was released Sunday.
The previous week had seen days of action, as university and high school students came out in droves to rally against what they believe is the Chinese central government's reneging on key promises for Hong Kong's political future.

Student protesters joined
Since then, the movement has developed into a much larger, more inclusive display of defiance as the Occupy Central movement joined the students' rally.
The pro-democracy advocacy group -- which is not affiliated with the broader anti-capitalist Occupy movement -- has been vowing to lead a campaign of civil disobedience in the face of China's decision to control what candidates can run for Hong Kong's top office.
"Occupy Central has formally begun," said a statement by the group, released in the early hours of Sunday morning.
"The two nights of occupation of Civic Square in Admiralty have completely embodied the awakening of Hong Kong people's desire to decide their own lives," the statement said.
"The courage of the students and members of the public in their spontaneous decision to stay has touched many Hong Kong people. Yet, the government has remained unmoved. As the wheel of time has reached this point, we have decided to arise and act."
The movement will continue the current protest, the statement said, using the student-led occupation of the Central Government Office as a starting point.
Occupy Central leader Benny Tai and pro-democracy legislators Lee Cheuk-yan and Leung Kwok-hung, known by many as "Long Hair," were spotted at the protest site Sunday.

Government: Fears are 'unfounded'
Leung, the city's chief executive, told CNN that fears that the nominating process for the 2017 election were too restrictive were "unfounded."
"We have not even started to discuss the detailed but crucial aspects of the nominating process for potential chief executive candidates," he wrote in an exclusive commentary.
"This will be the subject of a public consultation to be launched soon and which will eventually lead to the enabling legislation on changes to the electoral method for the 2017 election."


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Core group of protesters isolated
The three entrances to Civic Square, which houses a core group of protesters, were blocked off by steel barricades and guarded by around 100 police officers.
A protest leader, over a public address system, told the crowd that since the police claim the gathering is an unlawful assembly, supplies including water and audio equipment won't be allowed into the sealed-off protest area. Supplies, the voice on the microphone said, were also confiscated by the police.
Demonstrators claimed that undercover officers had joined the main protest group, and others said they had seen police preparing water cannon.
Many in the city, which under British rule enjoyed considerable political freedom, fear a rollback of the city's political autonomy, agreed between Britain and China under the Basic Law. The Basic Law, which serves as a de facto constitution, was written in the lead-up to the 1997 handover of sovereignty.
CNN's Ivan Watson and Elizabeth Joseph in Hong Kong and Steve Almasy contributed to this report.

       
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