Arrests, scuffles as Hong Kong police try to clear protest site

Hong Kong

HONG Kong police arrested 80 people on Tuesday as scuffles broke out when demonstrators tried to block the authorities from clearing part of a pro-democracy protest site after nearly two months of rallies.

The arrests came as police tried to disperse a crowd of around 100 protesters who had refused to leave as workers tore down barricades across the street in the district of Mongkok, where tensions have been running high.

Among those detained was veteran dissident lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung, who was bundled into a vehicle by police wearing dark blue u…