A top civil servant in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, urged students to vacate the main protest sites, reports the BBC.
“Once the police operation is under way, and knowing very well that there are some radical elements amongst the protesters, confrontation might become inevitable,” warned Lam.
A court order backed by local businesses, has placed an injunction on 3 main areas of the protest sites, that allows police to clear the area of protesters and barricades.
A spokesperson for the Hong Kong Federation of Students, Alex Chow has vowed that the protesters “will resist till the last moment,” without engaging in violence.
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“Once the police operation is under way, and knowing very well that there are some radical elements amongst the protesters, confrontation might become inevitable,” warned Lam.
A court order backed by local businesses, has placed an injunction on 3 main areas of the protest sites, that allows police to clear the area of protesters and barricades.
A spokesperson for the Hong Kong Federation of Students, Alex Chow has vowed that the protesters “will resist till the last moment,” without engaging in violence.
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