Hong Kong protest site cleared but activists vow to return

Hong Kong

HONG KONG police arrested pro-democracy activists and cleared the main protest site on Thursday, marking an end to more than two months of street demonstrations in the Chinese-controlled city, but many chanted: "We will be back".

Most of the activists chose to leave the Admiralty site, next to the Central business area, peacefully, despite their demands for a free vote not being met. But the overall mood remained defiant.