Occupy Central protesters evicted from HSBC building

Security guards on Tuesday afternoon continued the removal of a handful of “Occupy Central” protesters remaining on the ground floor of HSBC’s headquarters beyond a court deadline ordering them to leave.

The eviction began on Tuesday morning when the protesters were told to remove their furniture from the plaza and leave immediately. While some belongings were removed without resistance, minor scuffles occurred as activists refusing to leave lay down on mattresses and chairs.

Scores of security staff and bailiff officers walked through tents, sofas and tables to reach the defiant activists. They encircled the protesters before grabbing them by their limbs and carrying them individually to a pavement outside the HSBC building.

During stand-offs, some protesters shouted at guards telling them to leave.

“Get away. This is a private place and these are private properties,” one female activist shouted at a team of bailiffs standing aloof next to her.

Some other protesters were chased around the plaza by security guards while attempting to escape but they were caught and pushed to the ground.