Hong Kong authorities tear down protest barricades - in pictures

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  A pro-democracy protester chants at an occupied area before the barricade is removed in Mong Kok district of Hong Kong. Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday began clearing away some barricades from part of the pro-democracy protest site, scene of previous violent confrontations with police and angry mobs. The yellow banners read: “I want genuine universal suffrage.” Kin Cheung / AP

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  A worker operates a crane to remove barricades in a blocked section of Argyle Street in Mong Kok. Hong Kong bailiffs have been enforcing a court order against a protest camp and have successfully torn down barricades at an intersection in Mong Kok, after a tense face-off with pro-democracy demonstrators. Jerome Favre / EPA

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  Journalists gather as workers assist bailiffs in removing tents under a court injunction in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong. Hong Kong authorities tore down barricades at a protest site in Mong Kok, the scene of some of the more violent clashes to take place during nearly two months of pro-democracy sit-ins. Philippe Lopez / AFP

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  Workers representing bailiffs demolish a barricade on one of the main streets under a court injunction at Mong Kok shopping district in Hong Kong. Hong Kong authorities encountered little resistance as they began clearing part of a pro-democracy protest camp in the bustling district of Mong Kok on Tuesday following a court order to reopen a road. Liau Chung-ren / Reuters

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  Workers, in white, remove barricades in a blocked section of Argyle Street in Mong Kok. Hong Kong bailiffs have been enforcing a court order against a protest camp and have successfully torn down barricades at an intersection in Mong Kok. Jerome Favre / EPA

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  Bailiffs (white hats) remove barricades set up by pro-democracy protesters, under a court injunction in the Mong Kok. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters are at a crossroads as public support fades after nearly two months of glacial traffic and street clashes with activists spliting on whether to retreat or ramp up their campaign. Philippe Lopez / AFP

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  Police officers stand guard at an occupied area in Mong Kok district. Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday began clearing away some barricades from part of the pro-democracy protest site, scene of previous violent confrontations with police and angry mobs. Kin Cheung / AP

Hong Kong bailiffs have been enforcing a court order against a protest camp and have successfully torn down barricades at an intersection in Mong Kok, after a tense face-off with pro-democracy demonstrators. Hong Kong authorities tore down barricades at a protest site, the scene of some of the more violent clashes to take place during nearly two months of pro-democracy sit-ins.