Hong Kong Umbrella Movement/Occupy Central Live Stream and Blog: Police Clearing Barricades at Admiralty

Police are clearing out the barricades on Monday, October 13.
Hong Kong Umbrella Movement/Occupy Central Live Stream and Blog: Police Clearing Barricades at Admiralty
Police officers (front) and pro-democracy demonstrators face off near the government offices in Hong Kong on October 13, 2014. Dozens of Hong Kong police were massing at protest sites where pro-democracy demonstrators have been holding more than two weeks of rallies, paralysing parts of the Asian financial hub. (AFP PHOTO / Laurent FIEVET)
10/12/2014
Updated:
6/24/2015

 

October 13 

7:57 a.m. HKT [19:57 p.m.]: Police are clearing the Admiralty.

7:10 a.m. HKT [19:10 p.m.]: Police clear the last barricade on Connaught road that leads to tent area and main stage. Protesters are putting out their umbrellas.

06:55 a.m. HKT [18:55 p.m. EDT]: BREAKING NEWS. Police at Queens road is armed with shields and tear gas. Mobile cranes guarded by officers are in Mong Kok and also in Central. Protestors hope police will keep promise not to clear barricade leading to main Camping gd.

 

06:32 a.m. HKT [18:32 p.m. EDT]: BREAKING NEWS. Hong Kong police is forming lines at Queens Road ramp. More than 50 policemen have gathered at Connaught Road and Jackson Road, and around 200 are at Connaught Road Central and Queensway. They are setting up speakers. 

 

06:00 a.m. HKT [18:00p.m. EDT]: Police started to negotiate with students about moving barricades at Mong Kok.

 

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