It's been nearly 150 days since the pro-democracy protests started in Hong Kong,... as thousands of protestors call for political freedom from Beijing.<br />Local media say scores of people are being arrested every day, as authorities aim to crack down on protestors.<br />Oh Soo-young reports.<br />More than three-thousand Hong Kong citizens have been arrested since the pro-democracy protests began in early June.<br />According to local media,... the number of those arrested hit three-thousand-and-seven as of October 31st, with the daily average sharply rising after city authorities enforced a mask ban early last month.<br />For the first three months, around 15 people were taken into custody on a daily basis, but from mid-September,... the average has grown to 35.<br />This weekend, police made 2-hundred arrests on Saturday alone,... as protesters took to the streets, holding guerilla-style rallies across the island.<br />Buildings including China's official Xinhua news agency were vandalized by protesters, while armed riot police fired tear gas at them.<br />Over the past five months,... the protests have escalated from the initial opposition to an extradition bill that would send criminal suspects to China,... into a push for greater political freedom from Beijing.<br />China pledged last week to tighten control over Hong Kong and Macau, particularly when it comes to national security issues and how the cities' leaders are selected.<br />On Wednesday, Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam will meet China's Vice Premier Han Zheng,<br />and all eyes are on whether China will try to invoke policies to strengthen its control over Hong Kong.<br />Oh Soo-young, Arirang News.<br />
