As many as 300 people gathered in Hong Kong's Exchange Square on Saturday to echo anti-capitalism messages of the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York.
The crowd at 'Occupy Central' later dropped to 50 people, and they moved to nearby HSBC headquarters, where some of the people spent the night.
Representatives said the occupation would last for about a week, with 20 protesters taking shifts every night.
The group said it wanted to stay on until at least yesterday morning when people in the financial district returned to work.
Protesters carried banners reading 'Don't sell my future' and 'Corporation corrupting with government, enemy of people'.
The campaign in Exchange Square on Saturday included a protester in a mask and members of the League of Social Democrats and People Power climbing onto a statue of a bull, shouting, 'Defeat the financial dominance'.
