Occupy Central is behind the last two days of street protests in Hong Kong
Riot police use pepper spray against protesters after thousands of people block a main road to the financial central district outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sunday. (Photo: AP)
Hong Kong: Hong Kong's chief executive Leung Chun-ying on Tuesday called on protest leaders to "immediately" withdraw their followers from the streets in his first public comments since pro-democracy demonstrators were tear gassed by police.
"Occupy Central founders had said repeatedly that if the movement is getting out of control, they would call for it to stop. I'm now asking them to fulfil the promise they made to society, and stop this campaign immediately," Leung said.
Occupy Central is the main grassroots group behind the last two days of street protests calling for genuine democracy in the former British colony.
( Source : AFP )
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