Dozens of Hong Kong Protest Leaders Facing Arrest, Standard Says
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Hong Kong police will soon begin arresting more than 30 organizers of the pro-democracy protests that disrupted the city for more than two months, the Standard newspaper reported, citing an unidentified police official.
Among those targeted are leaders of the Federation of Students including secretary general Alex Chow, Eason Chung and Lester Shum, as well as Joshua Wong of the group Scholarism. They will be charged with organizing unauthorized assemblies, the Standard said.