SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: Hong Kong bailiffs tasked to enforce a court order against a key protest camp have successfully torn down barricades at an intersection in Mong Kok, after a tense face-off with pro-democracy demonstrators.
The 20-man “removal team” cleared the juction of Argyle Street and Nathan Road in just 45 minutes. They cut the plastic cordons, tape and strong adhesives that held the barricades in place, and confiscated wooden pallets, fencing and umbrellas.
With the barricades cleared at around 11.15am, the bailiffs breached the protest zone and moved to dismantle remaining tents… (more)
