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Hong Kong (CNN) -- Rowdy scenes erupted at the main Occupy Central protest site in Hong Kong on Monday after hundreds of people opposing the pro-democracy occupation tried to tear down protest barricades.

Police formed a human chain to separate the protesters and people intent on breaking up their three-week long occupation of the Admiralty district, near the city's financial center.

Dozens of men, some wearing surgical masks, were seen jostling with protesters and demanding that police remove the barricades and clear the roads, according to live images from local television station iCable.

They were heard screaming at protesters, accusing them of damaging their livelihoods. The television commentator identified them as taxi drivers, transport industry workers and other people who said they weren't affiliated with any groups.

However, protesters could be heard yelling, "there are triads here," a reference to criminal gangs in the city known for controlling smuggling, prostitution and illegal gambling rings.

Police on loudspeakers called for calm, and eventually convinced protesters to form a corridor to allow their opponents to leave.

Earlier, police started to remove barricades from protest sites in Admiralty and Mong Kok, but issued a statement saying they were moving "obstacles" to relieve traffic "not to clear the scene."

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Police "pushed back a couple of barricades, dismantling them," said CNN's Ivan Watson, from the Admiralty protest site earlier on Monday. He said the protesters had responded by moving their tents closer to the barrier but the streets had remained peaceful.

Clashes as masked men rush Hong Kong protest barricades - ASIA
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Dozens of masked men rushed barricades at Hong Kong's main pro-democracy site Oct. 13, triggering clashes as demonstrators tried to push them back and police struggled to contain the chaos.

Groups of men, many wearing surgical masks, descended on the front lines of the rally at Admiralty near Hong Kong's central business district, hours after police had moved in to remove some barricades and shrink the site.

Two of the men were tackled to the ground by police, who also formed a cordon around the masked group.

Protesters, who have come under attack from organised crime gangs known as triads at another flashpoint rally site in Mongkok, shouted: "Weapons! Weapons!" and "Arrest the triads".

Television footage showed one masked man being forced to drop a small flick-knife.


taxi drivers, many of whom have voiced frustration with more than two weeks of protests which have blocked roads and caused traffic gridlock, added to the fray by converging on the site in their cars, beeping horns and shouting at demonstrators.

Some had "We can't take it any more" printed on the fronts of their cabs.

Other groups opposed to the "Occupy" pro-democracy campaign also appeared at Admiralty, chanting "Occupy is illegal" and demanding that roads be reopened.

Police formed a line in front of the anti-Occupy protesters as trucks with cranes arrived on the scene and began removing barricades, an AFP photographer saw.
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I think this is a good opportunity for PRC to learn shock absorbing. The central government should trivialized the protest. Let those students make noise for a few weeks and let it be a "new normal". Let people get use to it.

India can survive thousands of protest each year, and she has becoming very shock absorbent. Not even civil war, famine or protest can take down state of India. Similarly PRC should learn likewise.

Hundreds of thousands Taiwanese against President Chen Shuibian. Government of Taiwan did not collapse.

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China is #1 nation in world what else can you ask for you live in best country in world already , try going to Detroit and look for job then you will see how difficult things are

China - Best Economy
China - Best in Manufacturing
China - Best in Trade
China - Best in Defence products
China - Every one wears Soccer Shirts Made in China !!!

You are putting what they dislike and ask them to spend.
Btw, I doubt all the thing you list. It's not totally true.
 
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I think this is a good opportunity for PRC to learn shock absorbing. The central government should trivialized the protest. Let those students make noise for a few weeks and let it be a "new normal". Let people get use to it.

India can survive thousands of protest each year, and she has becoming very shock absorbent. Not even civil war, famine or protest can take down state of India. Similarly PRC should learn likewise.

Use criminal gang with knives to anti-protest. Hahaha. Clever move by Chinese govt.
So how you could anti-terrorists with knives ?
 
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The protestors need to go home , and next day wake up and go do work make money stop wasting time , China is #1 nation in world what else can you ask for you live in best country in world already , try going to Detroit and look for job then you will see how difficult things are

China - Best Economy
China - Best in Manufacturing
China - Best in Trade
China - Best in Defence products

Hong Kong folks need to understand if they want better lives they will have to work harder for it

Right now 2014, October something date , 98% of stuff sold in USA is made in China !!!

Only thing not made in China is American babies and few cars from Ford Company rest is all China

the students are having tunnel visions having been soaked in western fads hollywood culture
which they acquire in their generations or pass-on from their parents who live in colonial days
they are frogs in wells and severely lacking world vision and analytical power
they are naive to think that democracy is the panacea for all social ills
under the delusion that in democracy there is "freedom" "fairness" " justice" for all
Many local media are just call centers of the uk, usa et al where the staff include university teachers, talk show hosts, columists
We are the no 1 enemy of the usa
Russia is at about the same hostiliy rank as we are on the usa list
Our south asian neighbour state India, despite their mess in governance and immense deep rooted social sickness, will not be posing as a threat at all to the hegemony!

USA wants to bring us down as much as they want to bring down Russia, Syria Iran ..
All the chaos that are pure absurdity are in effect a well planned well organised scheme which aim to topple the HK government in the name of 'democracy'

It's a replica of "Arab Spring" or "Ukrainian civil war" in the making.

Neither HK nor China deserves this treatment 8-)
 
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Use criminal gang with knives to anti-protest. Hahaha. Clever move by Chinese govt.
So how you could anti-terrorists with knives ?

The elites of HK are criminals and corrupt tycoons. PRC need to go back to Mao-ism, to serve the people. The early Mao-ism 为人民服务 is what PRC themselves lost.
 
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The protestors need to go home , and next day wake up and go do work make money stop wasting time , China is #1 nation in world what else can you ask for you live in best country in world already , try going to Detroit and look for job then you will see how difficult things are

China - Best Economy
China - Best in Manufacturing
China - Best in Trade
China - Best in Defence products

Hong Kong folks need to understand if they want better lives they will have to work harder for it

Right now 2014, October something date , 98% of stuff sold in USA is made in China !!!
the students are having tunnel visions having soaked in western fads hollywood culture
they are frogs in wells and severely lacking world vision and analytical power
they are naive to think that democracy is the panacea for all social ills
under the delusion that in democracy there is "freedom" "fairness" " justice" for all
Many local media are just call centers of the uk, usa et al where the staff include university teachers, talk show hosts, columists
We are the no 1 enemy of the usa
Russia is at about the same hostiliy rank as we are on the usa list
Our south asian neighbour state, despite their mess in governance and immense social sickness, will not be posting as a threat at all to the hegemony!

The PRC elites as well as PRC commenters today, are fully aware of their choice, that is given a choice of democracy an national interest, the later carries much priority. PRC people also want democracy but if democracy is being perceived to weaken China state, then PRC people are willing to live under tyranny, sacrificing themselves for a strong nation.

民主和强国, 选择是强国
 
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However, protesters could be heard yelling, "there are triads here," a reference to criminal gangs in the city known for controlling smuggling, prostitution and illegal gambling rings.


Just like the Japanese Yakuza.

Somebody has to control all the underground business, after all. These are criminals, but, at least, contained.

I think this is a good opportunity for PRC to learn shock absorbing. The central government should trivialized the protest. Let those students make noise for a few weeks and let it be a "new normal". Let people get use to it.

India can survive thousands of protest each year, and she has becoming very shock absorbent. Not even civil war, famine or protest can take down state of India. Similarly PRC should learn likewise.

Hundreds of thousands Taiwanese against President Chen Shuibian. Government of Taiwan did not collapse.

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You are right.

And do not worry. Beijing is managing the whole show just fine -- Just as the US killed the OWS without meeting a single demand from the protesters, the protests and thousands of people coming together will not be special anymore.

Russia managed it quite remarkably, as well. Guess who everybody else is learning from? LOL.
 
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06:27 GMT - Triad gangs - This is not the first time triad gangs have been accused of involvement.

Last week there were accusations from demonstrators and lawmakers that triad gangs were used in violent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by aggressive counter demonstrators in two busy shopping districts.

The police and the government were forced to deny that they had worked with criminals.

06:00 GMT - Police cordon - Pro-democracy demonstrators are standing firm as dozens of men wearing surgical masks descend on Admiralty.

Police struggle to contain the chaos as the masked men rush barricades and protesters try to guard the barriers and push the men back.

Two of the men are tackled to the ground by police, who have also formed a cordon around the masked group as protesters shout: "Weapons! Weapons!" and "Arrest the triads".

05:59 GMT - Angry officer - Police seem to have restored some measure of order, but one angry woman police officer in plain clothes was seen having a heated argument with a pro-democracy protestor.

05:50 GMT - Pro-government groups - Pro-government protesters are marching towards Admiralty, as police escort the group of several hundred. They shout "Open the road!" as they punch their fists into the air.



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Police move in to cordon off a pro-democracy protest to allow traffic to flow on a main road in Hong …
Our reporters on the ground are seeing hordes of masked men, allegedly pro-government protesters, attempting to remove barricades in Central's Charter Garden. Police are seen tackling at least two masked men to the ground as many more walk towards Admiralty.

Occupy protesters have formed a line of defence in Admiralty as a horde of taxis advanced in the area, sounding their horns in front of barricades.

05:49 GMT - Masked men - Demonstrators are clashing with dozens of masked men at main protest site at Admiralty

04:36 GMT - "Strangle us" - "I've been sleeping here for ten days, the police can't scare me," protestor Ezra Leung tells AFP in Admiralty.

"They'll move in a little more each day to try to strangle us, but I'll protect this place."

Protester Alex Kwok said he received a scratch on his arm after he was attacked by several men whom he accused of being members of triads, or organized crime gangs.

The tension later eased as the most of the crowd dispersed.

"Before the police came, young men wearing masks and dark clothing came to pick fights with people and we heard that some of them had weapons," said Kevin Ng, a college student who was at the scene saw the scuffles. "I don't know who the young men wearing masks were. We suspect they're triad members but it's hard to say. What other kind of group would organize themselves to come attack us?"
 
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Using word "Everyone" is not good :D
You can say Why Chinese and their $#%&@*^ Pakistan and Bangladesh hate Hong Kong protester :enjoy:
 
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Updated Oct. 13, 2014 3:26 a.m. ET
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Pro-democracy protesters, left, scuffle with anti-Occupy Central protesters, right, in Admiralty, Hong Kong. Reuters

HONG KONG—Scuffles broke out at the main Hong Kong protest site Monday afternoon as hundreds of antiprotest activists confronted pro-democracy demonstrators in an attempt to break through barricades that continue to block downtown areas.

The confrontations came at the start of the third week of the standoff and just hours after police started removing some barriers that they said were unmanned.

Meanwhile, Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, who is in Guangzhou, China, for prescheduled meetings, didn’t comment on questions whether the city had set a deadline to clear the protest sites.

“The Hong Kong government and the police will continue to exercise a high level of tolerance,” he told reporters. “Still, this situation can’t last for long,” he said as he also vowed that he wouldn’t heed protesters’ demand that he resign.

“I won’t resign, I don’t need to resign,” Mr. Leung said.

In the afternoon on a key road leading to the city’s banking district, witnesses said a large truck arrived to clear barricades.

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A crane removes barricades from the main protest site in Admiralty, Hong Kong, Oct. 13, 2014. Reuters

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Police try to stop a masked anti-Occupy Central protester as he attempts to remove road blocks set up by pro-democracy protesters in Central, Hong Kong, Oct.13, 2014. Reuters

“Those guys from the truck cut and tore down tents on the protest site and put them on the truck,” said Eric Chiu, an onlooker who said he wasn’t involved in the protests.

A large purple-colored metal container on the rear of the truck appeared to contain barricade-related items collected from roads.

Uniformed and plainclothes police asked protesters to clear the area. Officers surrounded the truck and linked arms in an effort to block well over a hundred democracy protesters from getting closer. The move sparked anger from people in the crowd, who accused the police of aiding the antiprotest activists

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Ed Flanagan ‏@edmundflanagan 32m32 minutes ago
New barricade taking shape. Dozen students bringing parts from all over admiralty. Filling with water to add weight.

 
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The PRC elites as well as PRC commenters today, are fully aware of their choice, that is given a choice of democracy an national interest, the later carries much priority. PRC people also want democracy but if democracy is being perceived to weaken China state, then PRC people are willing to live under tyranny, sacrificing themselves for a strong nation.

民主和强国, 选择是强国

Nonsense!
You dont see how strong India, Argentina, the Philippines, Peru, Chile,Mexico,Romania, Greece, Portugal, Ukraine ... and plenty more are under "democracy"
Democray is the ideal backdoor for your enemy to infiltrate into your system and break you down, tear your country apart
 
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Nonsense!
You dont see how strong india, argentina, the philippines, peru, chile,mexico, poland. ukraine are under "democracy"
Democray is the ideal backdoor for your enemy to infiltrate into your system and break you down, tear your country apart

As I have said, given a choice of democracy and strong China, most PRC will choose strong China. But at the same time, PRC think democracy is good and that is why PRC has a elite flight problem and all elites send their scion to western univeristy.

If democracy is so shitt, why even Xi Jinping relative migrate?
 
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As I have said, given a choice of democracy and strong China, most PRC will choose strong China. But at the same time, PRC think democracy is good and that is why PRC has a elite flight problem and all elites send their scion to western univeristy.

If democracy is so shitt, why even Xi Jinping relative migrate?

Democracy or most likely a hybrid system of socialists and democracy will be implemented in China when we reach the strength that the usa will pay a suicidal cost of trying to act funny in front of us
Get it?
 
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