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Police reputation and morale at stake in Hong Kong protests

Policemen control the area on the edge of a pro-democracy protesters' encampment in the Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong By John Ruwitch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police have been pushed and pulled in all directions during weeks of pro-democracy street protests, obeying orders to clear protest sites, allow protest sites to stay put, push back demonstrators and protect them from attack. With no end to the standoff in sight, the police, long known as "Asia's finest", risk being cast as enforcers for an unpopular central government in Beijing or failing in their duty to ensure the city remains one of the safest in the world. "Your friendly 'bobby on the beat' image ... ...




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