Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Hong Kong tycoon calls for protests to end after tension over police beating

. Hutchison Whampoa Chairman Li Ka-shing reacts during a news conference announcing the company's annual results in Hong Kong February 28, 2014.

Hutchison Whampoa Chairman Li Ka-shing reacts during a news conference announcing the company's annual results in Hong Kong February 28, 2014. REUTERS-Tyrone Siu-Files

A pro-democracy protester gestures to police as they retreat after confronting protesters near the government headquarters in Hong Kong October 14, 2014. REUTERS-Carlos Barria

A pro-democracy protester cries as he holds a placard urging an investigation into the alleged police beating of Ken Tsang Kin-chiu, an hospitalized protester, during a rally in front of the police headquarters of Wan Chai district in Hong Kong October 14, 2014. REUTERS-Carlos Barria

A pro-democracy protester stands in between bricks inside a vehicle tunnel to block traffic leading to the financial Central district near the government headquarters in Hong Kong early October 15, 2014. REUTERS-Tyrone Siu

A pro-democracy protester gestures to police as they retreat after confronting protesters near the government headquarters in Hong Kong October 14, 2014

Reuters

BY JAMES POMFRET AND CLARE JIM-HONG KONG Wed Oct 15, 2014
(Reuters) - Hong Kong's most prominent tycoon, Li Ka-shing, on Wednesday urged protesters who have occupied parts of the city since late last month to go home, after police mounted their toughest action against the democracy activists in more than a week.
Hong Kong Tycoon Calls for Protests to End After Tension Over Police Beating by Thavam