HK police arrest protesters at gov\\\'t complex

Riot police in Hong Kong on Saturday arrested scores of students who stormed the government headquarters compound during a night of scuffles to protest China's refusal to allow genuine democratic reforms in the semiautonomous region. More than 100 others, however, showed no sign of leaving the area surrounding the square where the government complex is located, and chanted at police to stop arresting their colleagues. The dispersal followed a night of scuffles between police and about 150 protesters who forced their way into the government compound, some scaling a tall fence. Police on Friday night responded with pepper spray to push them back, but about 50 had remained inside the gated premises. At least 29 people have been injured since Friday night, police said. Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok said police acted appropriately and gave students sufficient warning before starting the process of clearing the square, according to AP.