HONG KONG, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Occupy Central in Hong Kong, among the last global camps of the Occupy Wall Street faction, was ordered to decamp from outside one of the world's largest banks.
A Hong Kong court ruled Monday in favor of HSBC's request to remove protesters ensconced near the entrance of its Asia-Pacific headquarters, CNN reported.
Protesters have gathered at HSBC's headquarters in Hong Kong's financial district to demonstrate against corporate greed and social inequality for 10 months.
The court ruled that the protesters have no legal right to camp in front of the headquarters.
"We welcome the decision of the court," HSBC spokesperson Gareth Hewett said in an e-mail to CNN. Hewett said protesters have two weeks to vacate.
Ho Yiu Sing, one of three defendants in court Monday, said he has been camping at the site since November. While disappointed by the verdict, Ho said he plans to find another place to protest.
"Nowadays, most Hong Kong people aren't happy," Ho said. "The workers work for their whole lives for Hong Kong but they don't have money to buy food."
The order to evict protesters in Hong Kong came about a week after German police cleared Occupy Frankfurt's camp outside the European Central Bank's headquarters.
The Occupy movement spread across the United States and worldwide from an "occupation" of New York's financial district to protest socio-economic disparities.
