BEIJING, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying on Sunday that he supports Hong Kong's efforts to maintain social order and safeguard the rule of law, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Students calling for full democracy for Chinese-ruled Hong Kong have blocked key roads leading into three of Hong Kong's most economically and politically important districts for weeks.
The campaign drew well over 100,000 at its peak and hundreds remain camped out at the main protest site in the Admiralty district, home to government offices and next to the main financial district. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Adam Rose; Editing by Nick Macfie)
Entities 0 Name: Hong Kong Count: 4 1 Name: Jinping Count: 1 2 Name: BEIJING Count: 1 3 Name: Leung Count: 1 4 Name: Adam Rose Count: 1 5 Name: Xinhua Count: 1 6 Name: Reuters Count: 1 7 Name: Ben Blanchard Count: 1 8 Name: Nick Macfie Count: 1 9 Name: Admiralty Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1oxVqbL Title: Amnesty calls for release of pro-HK activists before APEC summit Description: Credit: Reuters/Damir Sagolj Protesters open their umbrellas, symbols of pro-democracy movement, as they mark exactly one month since they took the streets in Hong Kong's financial central district October 28, 2014. Students calling for full democracy for Chinese-ruled Hong Kong have blocked roads leading into three of the city's most economically and politically important districts for weeks, drawing condemnation from Beijing and the Hong Kong government.
