During 2014, 1,726 people were arrested during protests and 262 were prosecuted. The new figures, which relate to the year of the pro-democracy Occupy demonstrations, represent a six-fold increase in arrests from the previous year. According to Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok, 955 people were arrested during the Occupy protests and another 48 were arrested after … Continue reading Police made over 1,000 Occupy-related arrests, new figures show, as lawmaker suggests harsher punishments