Disputes among protesters over whether to step up Admiralty blockade
A split among protesters in Admiralty deepened after a radical faction stepped up its action by blocking a key road and forcing the shutdown of government headquarters.
A split among protesters in Admiralty deepened after a radical faction stepped up its action by blocking a key road and forcing the shutdown of government headquarters.
The flashpoint was Lung Wo Road, a highway linking Central to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and, by extension, Kowloon. It is also a heavily used east-west route on Hong Kong Island.
A row broke out early yesterday morning when a small group of protesters partially took over the section of the road outside the chief executive's office.
It happened soon after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's media briefing late on Thursday.
The small group suddenly rushed into one of the two westbound lanes.
The majority of the protesters tried to stop them, fearing that a sit-in on the road might alienate residents going to work yesterday because other main roads on Hong Kong Island were already occupied.
