{"id":43349,"date":"2014-11-06T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=43349 "},"modified":"2014-11-06T14:18:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T14:18:00","slug":"43349-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=43349","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong protesters scuffle with police overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"
6 November 2014 Last updated at 00:57 ET<\/div>
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Pro-democracy protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks walk past policemen on a road occupied by protesters as part of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement at Mong Kok shopping district 5 November 2014, the day marking Guy Fawkes Night<\/div>
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Groups of protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks appeared at Mong Kok and Admiralty late Wednesday night<\/div>
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Protesters in Hong Kong have scuffled with police in the first increase in tensions for more than a fortnight.<\/div>
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The clashes took place in the Mong Kong area after dozens of people wearing Guy Fawkes masks staged a march.<\/div>
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Activists are angry about a decision by China to screen candidates for Hong Kong’s 2017 leadership election.<\/div>
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A top Hong Kong adviser has suggested that student activists, who have called for direct dialogue with Beijing, be given a say in the screening process.<\/div>
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The latest bout of clashes with police which happened after midnight on Thursday. Protesters gathered on a pavement near the Mong Kok protest site and scuffled with officers trying to push them back.<\/div>
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At least three people were arrested, said local media.<\/div>
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Earlier, scores of people wearing Guy Fawkes masks – a symbol use by anarchist and anti-capitalist protests around the world – had turned up at both the Mong Kok and Admiralty protest sites chanting in support of “genuine suffrage”, reported the South China Morning Post.<\/div>
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Hong Kong activists have occupied key spots in the city for more than a month calling for full democracy, attracting tens of thousands at the height of protests. Numbers have dwindled to just a few hundred.<\/div>
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China insists that candidates for the upcoming 2017 chief executive election be handpicked by a nominating committee.<\/div>
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Student activists are expected to announce on Thursday their plans on approaching Beijing for a dialogue. The Hong Kong Federation of Students are mulling the idea of sending leaders to the capital.<\/div>
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