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

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

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

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 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

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

Published: 7:45am, 2 Jul, 2014

Updated: 7:47am, 3 Jul, 2014