A protester on Chater Road is taken away by police. Photo: David Wong
A protester on Chater Road is taken away by police. Photo: David Wong
Police began dragging away protesters on Chater Road at about 3am, and continued making arrests until at least 8am. Photo: David Wong
Police began dragging away protesters on Chater Road at about 3am, and continued making arrests until at least 8am. Photo: David Wong
Joshua Wong of Scholarism addresses supporters on Wednesday morning after the protest outside the chief executive's office. Photo: David Wong
Joshua Wong of Scholarism addresses supporters on Wednesday morning after the protest outside the chief executive's office. Photo: David Wong
Police surround the remaining protesters on Chater Road on Wednesday morning. Photo: David Wong
Police surround the remaining protesters on Chater Road on Wednesday morning. Photo: David Wong
Exhausted protesters on Chater Road are surrounded by plainclothes and uniformed police early on Wednesday morning. Photo: David Wong
Exhausted protesters on Chater Road are surrounded by plainclothes and uniformed police early on Wednesday morning. Photo: David Wong
The scene on Chater Road in front of HSBC headquarters on Wednesday morning after the sit-in there ended. Photo: David Wong
The scene on Chater Road in front of HSBC headquarters on Wednesday morning after the sit-in there ended. Photo: David Wong
A row of wheelchairs prepared by police to ferry away protesters from Chater Road. Photo: SCMP Pictures.
A row of wheelchairs prepared by police to ferry away protesters from Chater Road. Photo: SCMP Pictures.
Protesters link arms and legs as police attempt to remove them. Photo: SCMP
Protesters link arms and legs as police attempt to remove them. Photo: SCMP
Protesters who joined the sit-in which followed the July 1 march had created their own 'Goddess of Democracy', a symbol of the 1989 pro-democracy protest camp in Tiananmen Square. Photo: Emily Tsang
Protesters who joined the sit-in which followed the July 1 march had created their own 'Goddess of Democracy', a symbol of the 1989 pro-democracy protest camp in Tiananmen Square. Photo: Emily Tsang
July 1 march
Hong Kong

Police say all the arrested sit-in protesters were released last night

Police say 511 arrested on Chater Road on suspicion of illegal assembly and obstructing police after hundreds gathered there and near the chief executive's office

Topic |   July 1 march
SCMP Reporter
SCMP Reporter

Updated: 7:47am, 3 Jul, 2014

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A protester on Chater Road is taken away by police. Photo: David Wong
A protester on Chater Road is taken away by police. Photo: David Wong
Police began dragging away protesters on Chater Road at about 3am, and continued making arrests until at least 8am. Photo: David Wong
Police began dragging away protesters on Chater Road at about 3am, and continued making arrests until at least 8am. Photo: David Wong
Joshua Wong of Scholarism addresses supporters on Wednesday morning after the protest outside the chief executive's office. Photo: David Wong
Joshua Wong of Scholarism addresses supporters on Wednesday morning after the protest outside the chief executive's office. Photo: David Wong
Police surround the remaining protesters on Chater Road on Wednesday morning. Photo: David Wong
Police surround the remaining protesters on Chater Road on Wednesday morning. Photo: David Wong
Exhausted protesters on Chater Road are surrounded by plainclothes and uniformed police early on Wednesday morning. Photo: David Wong
Exhausted protesters on Chater Road are surrounded by plainclothes and uniformed police early on Wednesday morning. Photo: David Wong
The scene on Chater Road in front of HSBC headquarters on Wednesday morning after the sit-in there ended. Photo: David Wong
The scene on Chater Road in front of HSBC headquarters on Wednesday morning after the sit-in there ended. Photo: David Wong
A row of wheelchairs prepared by police to ferry away protesters from Chater Road. Photo: SCMP Pictures.
A row of wheelchairs prepared by police to ferry away protesters from Chater Road. Photo: SCMP Pictures.
Protesters link arms and legs as police attempt to remove them. Photo: SCMP
Protesters link arms and legs as police attempt to remove them. Photo: SCMP
Protesters who joined the sit-in which followed the July 1 march had created their own 'Goddess of Democracy', a symbol of the 1989 pro-democracy protest camp in Tiananmen Square. Photo: Emily Tsang
Protesters who joined the sit-in which followed the July 1 march had created their own 'Goddess of Democracy', a symbol of the 1989 pro-democracy protest camp in Tiananmen Square. Photo: Emily Tsang
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