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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong arrested in Mong Kok clearance

Joshua Wong, leader of student group Scholarism alongside an image of police action in Mong Kok, Wednesday, November 26.

By Andrew Stevens and Tim Hume, CNN-Wed November 26, 2014


CNN WorldHong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong student protest leaders Joshua Wong and Lester Shum were among those arrested amid heated confrontations as authorities attempted to clear demonstration camps in the Mong Kok district for a second day.

Wong, the 18-year old founder of the secondary school activist group Scholarism, and Shum, deputy secretary general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students, were arrested after police and bailiffs moved to clear barricades on Nathan Road in the bustling commercial area, a spokeswoman for the student federation told CNN.