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Protesters storm HK office in Taipei in a display of solidarity


Pro-democracy activists occupy the lobby of the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times

In a display of solidarity with ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, demonstrators stormed the lobby of the Hong Kong representative office in Taipei late on Sunday night, occupying it until yesterday morning.

About 100 demonstrators, mostly students, dispersed at about 10am after a tense exchange with office director John Leung (梁志仁) and minor clashes with police.

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Taiwanese show solidarity via Taipei sit-in

Several hundred Taiwanese demonstrators joined student organizers from Hong Kong and Macau at a sit-in at Taipei’s Liberty Square last night, showing their support for ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong’s Central District.

The rally, originally scheduled for next Wednesday, was abruptly moved to yesterday, following the surprise launch of Hong Kong’s Occupy Central protest.

“On Sunday afternoon, we decided to follow suit and take action,” said

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, third left, yesterday gestures next to Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O’ Neill as, top row from left, Taiwan’s APEC representative Morris Chang, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong look on while officials take their place for the family photo shoot at the APEC summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Photo: Reuters

Morris Chang (張忠謀), President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) representative to the APEC summit in Papua New Guinea, yesterday said that he was confident he had completed the task that Tsai gave him.