Hong Kong police arrest student protesters at government complex

A student is taken away by policemen at the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Saturday. Pic: AP.

By Asian Correspondent Sep 27, 2014

HONG KONG (AP) — Riot police in Hong Kong are moving in to arrest the remaining 50 students who occupied the premises of government headquarters to protest China’s refusal to allow genuine democratic reforms in the semiautonomous region.

About 100 others are continuing to shout slogans Saturday outside the square where the government complex is located.

The dispersal follows a night of scuffles between police and protesters who forced their way into government headquarters, some scaling a tall fence. Police on Friday night responded with pepper spray to push them back.

Police say 29 people have been injured.