Head of the Administration of Hong Kong issued an ultimatum to the protesters – BFM.Ru

Liang Chzhenin asked them to leave the streets by Monday

The head of the administration of Hong Kong Liang Chzhenin addressed to the citizens on the TV. He demanded that the demonstrators and their leaders to stop blocking the building authorities and key road in the city center by Monday, October 6, according to The Los Angeles Times. Read also: the struggle for democracy. Hong Kong riot covered

The mayor called on protesters demanding the democratization of the political system of Hong Kong, to think about the other inhabitants of the city. “The most pressing question now is that the inputs and outputs at the headquarters of the government buildings should be free on Monday to 3,000 state employees could return to work and serve the citizens, – with Casal Liang Chzhenin in a televised address. – Roads should no longer be blocked, that all schools were able to resume classes on Monday ».

Liang Chzhenin drew attention to the outbreak of violence, when the October 3 provocateurs attacked the demonstrators. “It was very chaotic, suffered a lot of people, including members of the press – said Liang. – The Government strongly condemns the violent behavior of all people ».

Hong Kong, a former British colony was returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Beijing promised Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy for 50 years under the policy of “one country, two systems».

Protests Occupy Central began demanding to change the principal features of the head of administration of Hong Kong elections (scheduled for 2017), voiced Beijing in September. Mainland China was first given the right to vote 5 million people in Hong Kong, but with one important caveat: people choose the mayor of three candidates selected by Beijing. Some Hong Kong residents thought it was not real democracy. The protests began on Sunday, September, 28th. They were met with hostility by the police, it used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. It failed: every evening the streets were filled with people of Hong Kong. Eventually the police ceased to appear on city roads.