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By AUSTIN RAMZY JULY 3, 2014 3:08 AM July 3, 2014 10:46 pm<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe police removed demonstrators on Wednesday morning from a sit-in that followed Hong Kong\u2019s pro-democracy march.Credit Kin Cheung\/Associated Press
\nAfter a day of largely ignoring the big turnout for Hong Kong\u2019s pro-democracy march on Tuesday, China\u2019s news outlets have weighed in \u2014 to report on the arrests that followed it.<\/p>\n

The police arrested 511 people early Wednesday for obstruction of a public place and unlawful assembly. Those arrested had taken part in sit-ins in downtown Hong Kong that continued for hours after the protest march concluded. The police say that 25 have been released on bail, meaning they could face charges, while the rest were released with a warning.<\/p>\n

Many mainland Chinese news media outlets carried a short report from the state-run Xinhua news agency saying that about 500 demonstrators had been arrested, but did not say why they had been protesting.<\/p>\n

In a commentary on Thursday headlined \u201cHong Kong Police Did the Right Thing to Arrest 511 Protesters,\u201d the Global Times, a Communist Party-run newspaper, warned that Hong Kong could experience unrest like that seen in Thailand or Ukraine:<\/p>\n

Mainland society is concerned with Hong Kong and wants it to do well. From our point of view, Hong Kong police\u2019s decisive handling of \u201cOccupy Central\u201d protesters not only is legal but also emphasizes the Hong Kong government\u2019s resolve to protect fundamental rule of law. Some people think this is not only the Hong Kong opposition and radical students\u2019 practice run of \u201cOccupy Central\u201d but also Hong Kong officials\u2019 rehearsal for handling \u201cOccupy Central.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hong Kong society may be facing a period of political disturbance. In this type of situation it is important to support the primacy and effectiveness of Hong Kong\u2019s laws. If Hong Kong\u2019s rule of law is torn, there is a real possibility that Hong Kong could sink into a situation like Ukraine or Thailand, and in the future all sorts of crises could occur.<\/p>\n

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