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Dates set for arrests of three Occupy Central leaders and media boss Jimmy Lai

Occupy's Benny Tai Yiu-ting, Dr Chan Kin-man and Reverend Chu Yiu-ming have been told by police to attend Wan Chai police station between January 22 and 24.

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Occupy Central leaders Reverend Chu Yiu-ming, Dr Chan Kin-man and Benny Tai Yiu-ting have been told to visit Wan Chai police station later this month. Photo: May Tse

Police have set dates for the arrests of the three co-founders of the Occupy Central protest movement and pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying as efforts continue to bring those behind last year's road blockades before the courts

Occupy's Benny Tai Yiu-ting, Dr Chan Kin-man and Reverend Chu Yiu-ming have been told by police to attend Wan Chai police station between January 22 and 24, Chan said. Lai, founder of the Chinese-language Apple Daily, meets police on January 21.

The four are the latest in a series of participants in the 79-day protests asked to attend police stations later this month.

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The visits would result in arrest, Chan said. He expects the trio to be charged with instigating, participating in and organising an unlawful assembly.

The three Occupy leaders and several other pan-democrats made a high-profile surrender to police last month.

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They were not arrested and were told police needed more time to gather evidence.

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