Hong Kong Protesters Remove Some Key Barricades
VOA News
Last updated on: October 05, 2014 5:30 PM
Hong Kong protesters have removed key barricades and begun leaving one of the main protest sites ahead of a government deadline to clear the streets.
Pro-democracy demonstrators on Sunday removed some barriers blocking access to the government's downtown headquarters and left the area. But the protesters appeared divided, and some vowed to stay put.
The scene was quiet in the early morning hours of Monday, and students have vowed not to withdraw from another protest site in the central financial district, where tens of thousands have been gathered for more than a week.
Student protest leaders say they have been holding talks with government officials on possible formal discussions with Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, who was appointed last week by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to begin a dialogue with the students.
Protesters, who want true universal suffrage for the territory's next election, have been calling for Leung's resignation. But the chief executive has said he will not step down. On Saturday, he warned that all necessary action will be taken to ensure government employee access to offices this week.
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