Police say during the Christmas holiday period, protesters continued to gather in Mong Kok, blocking roads and causing chaos, prompting their arrests.
Forty-nine people, aged 13 to 76, were arrested for disorderly conduct, criminal damage, and assaulting and obstructing a Police officer in Mong Kok in the past few days.
Police condemned the protesters for disregarding safety and public order.
Police will strengthen deployment during New Year’s Eve and the New Year holidays to safeguard public safety.
They call on people to express views in a peaceful, rational and lawful manner, and to stop the so-called “mobile occupation” movement.
