Firms plan lawsuits over Occupy Central, says Leung Chun-ying
Companies plan to sue organisers for damages suffered in the blockade, says chief executive
Financial and professional companies plan to sue the organisers of Occupy Central for any loss or damage they suffer from the movement's planned blockade of the business district, the chief executive said yesterday.
Reiterating his stance that the movement is unlawful, Leung Chun-ying also said it would be "impossible" for police to issue a letter of no objection - a prerequisite for any big public protest - to the organisers.
"The financial services, business and professional companies would be subjected to the most severe economic loss if Central is paralysed," Leung said. "I understand that [some companies] in Central are planning civil litigation to call a halt to the movement if it happens."
The chief executive was speaking at his regular question-and-answer session in the Legislative Council about the movement's plan to blockade Central with 10,000 people if its demands for full democracy are not met.
Leung also said the movement would not push the central government to accede to its political reform plan. The session was abandoned after radical lawmakers threw objects at Leung.
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