A small group of masked protesters stormed Hong Kong 's government headquarters in the early hours of Wednesday , using metal barricades and hurling concrete slabs to smash through a glass door . Other protesters charged police lines , leading to police to respond with pepper spray and batons . In a statement , the government denounced the acts of the protesters , referring to them repeatedly as `` violent radicals . '' It said six people were arrested , and vowed `` further arrests would be made . '' The break-in was an uncharacteristically aggressive action by protesters in a movement that has frequently been praised for its politeness . In the previous seven weeks of demonstrations , not a single window of any building had been broken . Pro-democracy legislator Fernando Cheung , who tried to physically stop the protesters , said it was a `` major setback for the movement . '' `` I threw myself in front of them , I told them this would only hurt the movement , that this whole campaign is about demanding genuine democracy which has nothing to do with breaking into Legislative Council , '' he told CNN . `` I understand they wanted to scale up the action , but they did n't understand that that would only destroy the campaign . '' Occupy Central for Love and Peace , the group that originated the idea for occupying downtown Hong Kong , now nicknamed the `` Umbrella Movement '' said it `` strongly condemned '' the attack on the complex . `` We urge participants of the Umbrella Movement to remember our original intention , to persist in non-violent resistance , '' it said in an emailed statement . Student leaders , who did n't take part in the incident , blamed poor communication between protesters . `` The act last night did n't coordinate well ... even the occupiers disagree with the act , '' Hong Kong Federation of Students leader Alex Chow told CNN . Some members of Hong Kong 's popular online forums , frustrated by the protracted stalemate , put out calls for protesters to storm the government building late Tuesday night . The incident came after a section of the main protest site was cleared Tuesday morning following a court injunction that allowed bailiffs to remove barricades outside one office tower . Hong Kong 's Legislative Council said it would reschedule its meetings and canceled public tours for the day . READ MORE : Who 's who in the protests ?
Hong Kong government has ` ` violent acts by radical protesters '' Protesters smash through a locked door in the Legislative Council complex . Hong Kong police arrested six for criminal damage and detained a police officer . Pro - democracy legislator calls it a ` ` major victory for the movement ''