As support fizzles, police begin dismantling Hong Kong protest site

HONG KONG—

Thousands of Hong Kongers bid a bittersweet goodbye, for now, to the demonstrations that have blocked key traffic arteries of the city for more than two months.

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Bailiffs and police are set to clear the main protest site — a tent camp that sprung up in October on the main road in an area called Admiralty –- on Thursday morning. Earlier this week an injunction had been passed to clear the area, which is outside key government offices and has disrupted traffic on Hong Kong island, home to the city's banking district.

2325 It's so lively tonight it's hard to believe everything will disappear tomorrow..#UmbrellaRevolution #OccupyHK http://ift.tt/1wh6uua

— HKDemoNow (@hkdemonow) December 10, 2014 Read more...

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