Ahead of Mong Kok Clearing, Polls Show Hongkongers Have Protest Fatigue

As police announce the clearing of an area in the Mong Kok protest site, public opinion polls show Hongkongers want the occupation to end.
Ahead of Mong Kok Clearing, Polls Show Hongkongers Have Protest Fatigue
Hong Kong police officers look at a barricade built by pro-democracy protesters in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on November 19, 2014. Hong Kong police clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators early on November 19 after a small group attempted to break into the city's legislature, with tensions spiking as court-ordered clearances of protest sites get under way. Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images
Larry Ong
Journalist
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As police announce the clearing of an area in the Mong Kok protest site, public opinion polls show Hongkongers want the occupation to end.

Steve Hui, chief superintendent at the public relations bureau, said in a press conference on Wednesday that the plaintiffs — two taxi associations and a public mini-bus company — bailiffs, and the police had met earlier that day to discuss the court injunction after the Court of First Instance authorized the police to help execute court orders.

Steve Hui, police chief superintendent at the public relations bureau. (Youtube screenshot)
Steve Hui, police chief superintendent at the public relations bureau. Youtube screenshot
Larry Ong
Larry Ong
Journalist
Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.