Thursday 2 October 2014

Hong Kong protests: China strongly backs leader CY Leung

China's state media has strongly backed Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung, praising his performance while condemning protests as "chaos".

The support in Communist Party paper People's Daily came as Hong Kong drew closer to a deadline set by protesters for Mr Leung to resign.

Student activists have threatened to occupy government buildings.

The protesters are angry at China's plan to vet candidates for polls in 2017, saying they want full democracy.

On Wednesday China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi also warned against "illegal" protests and foreign interference.

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