Hong Kong police warn not to charge buildings
By LOUISE WATT and ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press
Oct 2, 2014 3:42 AM CDT
Police guard barriers around the student occupied streets around the government complex in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. Raising the stakes in their standoff with the authorities, Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters threatened to occupy key government buildings unless the territory's top official...   (Associated Press)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have warned of serious consequences if pro-democracy protesters try to charge or surround government buildings.

Police spokesman Steve Hui said Thursday that authorities would not tolerate any illegal surrounding of government buildings. He urged the protesters, who want top leader Leung Chun-ying to resign, to remain calm and restrained.

The protesters gave a midnight Thursday deadline for Leung to resign and for the government to respond to their demands for a change in political reform plans devised by Beijing.

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