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Police charge 47 out of the 55 arrested last month during a mass raid with "subversion". Those charged include Professor Benny Tai, former legislator James To, activist and district councilor Lester Shum and League of Social Democrats politicians and activists Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham, who was particularly defiant in court.
2021-02-28

Hong Kong Police arrest 53 pro-democracy activists and politicians for criminal charges under the national security law. Those arrested include James To and Lam Cheuk-ting of the Democratic Party, activist Lester Shum, and Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham of the League of Social Democrats.
2021-01-6

Hong Kong legal scholar and pro-democracy activist Benny Tai is fired from his tenured position as associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong, due to his prior arrest for coordinating the Umbrella Revolution. Tai in a Facebook post called it the "end of academic freedom" in the city.
2020-07-28

Pro-democracy demonstrators and the Hong Kong Police Force clash outside the headquarters of the Government of Hong Kong. Dozens of people are arrested.
2014-12-1

Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators clash with police in the Mong Kok district as they try to reclaim their former protest site.
2014-11-29

More than 80 people are arrested as police dismantle a protest camp in the Mong Kok commercial district.
2014-11-26

Hong Kong authorities start clearing away barricades in the district of Mong Kok. [http:--www.miamiherald.com-news-nation-world-article4086855.html (AP via "Miami Herald")]date=August 2019
2014-11-25

There are overnight scuffles between members of the Hong Kong Police Force and Occupy Central with Love and Peace protesters for a second night.
2014-10-16

Hong Kong government says it has called off a meeting on 10 October 2014 with student leaders of the pro-democracy movement.
2014-10-9

Benny Tai announces that Occupy Central is launched as Hong Kong's government headquarters is being occupied by thousands of protesters.
2014-09-28