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Photographs of men in blue shirts are circulating on social media amid fears Chinese spies have infiltrated Hong Kong democracy groups.
The group are calling themselves 'the prefects', according to reports, and appear to have infiltrated the Hong Kong Occupy movement.
While some have speculated that these are Chinese spies, others have suggested they are working for the Hong Kong Secret service.
No usual occupy protester would wear this, other Occupy members have suggested.
It would not be the first time China has been accused of spying on protesters in Hong Kong.
Pro-democracy protesters use their smartphones in a street during a rally in Hong Kong (Picture: Getty)
Yesterday, China was accused of using malicious software to spy on protesters through their Apple iPhones and Android devices.
The Malware discovered by Lacoon, a mobile security company, was said to be very complex, suggesting a powerful organisation behind it.
In a blog post, Lacoon researchers said: 'Cross-platform attacks that target both iOS and Android devices are rare, and indicate that this may be conducted by a very large organization or nation state.
'The fact that this attack is being used against protesters and is being executed by Chinese-speaking attackers suggests it's linked to Chinese government cyber activity.'
Activists have been blockading Hong Kong's main roads this week in protest to Chinese plans to vet all candidates for the Hong Kong leadership election in 2017.
Protesters have also called for current Hong Kong leader CY Leung to resign, saying they would begin occupying buildings if he failed to do so by midnight today.
Entities 0 Name: Hong Kong Count: 6 1 Name: China Count: 2 2 Name: Lacoon Count: 1 3 Name: Hong Kong Secret Count: 1 4 Name: Apple Count: 1 5 Name: Hong Kong Occupy Count: 1 6 Name: CY Leung Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1CFw2nf Title: OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY FOUR: Full coverage of all the day's events Description: Good afternoon and welcome to day four of our live Occupy Central coverage. Overnight the crowds of protesters that have locked down the streets of Hong Kong were battered by heavy rain as the National Day holiday began. This morning Scholarism students protested at the National Day flag-raising ceremony, while chief executive CY Leung and officials toasted the occasion.
