Chinese government may be losing patience with protests in Hong Kong


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HONG KONG (AP) — There are indications in China that the government is losing patience with the protests by pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.

The student leaders of the protests are warning that if the territory's top official doesn't resign by tomorrow, they will step up their actions -- including occupying several important government buildings. They'd be risking another round of confrontations with police, who are unlikely to let government buildings be stormed.

Until now, the government in Beijing has said little, beyond declaring the protests illegal and supporting the efforts of Hong Kong's chief executive to end them.

But now, Chinese state media are calling for decisive action to put down the protests. An editorial read on China's main TV broadcaster said all Hong Kong residents should support authorities to "deploy police enforcement decisively" and "restore the social order in Hong Kong as soon as possible."

The demonstrations pose the stiffest challenge to Beijing's authority since China took control of the former British colony in 1997.

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APPHOTO XWS125: Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators continue to occupy the main thoroughfares in the financial district of Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Student leaders of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong warned Wednesday that if the territory's leader doesn't resign by the end of Thursday they will step up their actions, including occupying several important government buildings. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) (1 Oct 2014)

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