Review | Occupy Central Clearance: Full coverage of the day's events
This morning there were emotional scenes as protesters dismantled their tents and said their goodbyes. Dozens of people were also arrested.
Good evening and welcome to scmp.com's live coverage of the police operation to clear the remaining Occupy sites, after 74 days of protest. The clearance operation has started and police have warned of imminent arrests.
7.40pm: During the arrests of protesters, Federation of Students secretary general Alex Chow Yong-Kang said the Occupy movement might come to an end after the clearance, but he expected a "second wave of occupation" in the coming months.
"I would not say we are retreating in a splendid manner today or that the movement is ending with victory, but I don't think we have failed either," he said. "[Occupy] may come to an end temporarily, but the second half will be coming in the next half-year."
Chow said he was expecting to face at least six counts of charges, such as unlawful assembly and incitement.
Chow said the student group would welcome further dialogue with the administration, but he urged the government to respond with a clear roadmap and time table towards genuine universal suffrage.
