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HSBC asks court for Occupy eviction in Hong Kong
Source: BBC
HSBC has asked a court in Hong Kong to let it evict protesters at its Asian headquarters who have been there for nine months.
Protesters have pitched about 20 tents in an alleyway on the ground floor of the HSBC building.
HSBC says it owns the property and intends to use it for community events.
The protest is inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement which began in New York and is aimed at highlighting inequality.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18852327
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HSBC Asks Court To Evict Hong Kong Occupy Protesters
By Stephanie Tong - Jul 15, 2012 10:02 PM C
Master K. Lo at Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance today gave the protesters two weeks to respond to the lawsuit by the city’s largest bank, and set Aug. 13 for the next hearing of the case. HSBC had requested occupiers leave voluntarily on May 29 and wants to clear the plaza at its building for a number of community events, bank spokesman Gareth Hewett said earlier.
Protesters for Occupy Wall Street, whose movement to highlight income inequality spread from New York to other cities globally, were evicted in November, and others in London were evicted from their Finsbury Square camp on June 14. In Hong Kong, protesters numbering about 50 at the peak have pitched tents and laid out couches as they played guitars and ran photography classes in the plaza under HSBC’s building.
Lo reminded the defendants that they should submit all relevant information in their filing, as the court may decide without a detailed hearing.
Hong Kong is one of several Asian cities including Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo which have seen protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York spread to their streets last October.
“I hope to maintain my little corner there,” said Ho Yiu- shing, one of the defendants named by HSBC in the lawsuit. He said last month he had written to the bank to ask for permission to remain there, and that he will decide on his next move after he has studied the court documents.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-16/hsbc-asks-court-to-order-hong-kong-occupy-protesters-off.html
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By Stephanie Tong - Jul 15, 2012 10:02 PM C
Master K. Lo at Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance today gave the protesters two weeks to respond to the lawsuit by the city’s largest bank, and set Aug. 13 for the next hearing of the case. HSBC had requested occupiers leave voluntarily on May 29 and wants to clear the plaza at its building for a number of community events, bank spokesman Gareth Hewett said earlier.
Protesters for Occupy Wall Street, whose movement to highlight income inequality spread from New York to other cities globally, were evicted in November, and others in London were evicted from their Finsbury Square camp on June 14. In Hong Kong, protesters numbering about 50 at the peak have pitched tents and laid out couches as they played guitars and ran photography classes in the plaza under HSBC’s building.
Lo reminded the defendants that they should submit all relevant information in their filing, as the court may decide without a detailed hearing.
Hong Kong is one of several Asian cities including Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo which have seen protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York spread to their streets last October.
“I hope to maintain my little corner there,” said Ho Yiu- shing, one of the defendants named by HSBC in the lawsuit. He said last month he had written to the bank to ask for permission to remain there, and that he will decide on his next move after he has studied the court documents.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-16/hsbc-asks-court-to-order-hong-kong-occupy-protesters-off.html
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