The originators of the Occupy Central movement suggest protesters should retreat , as a new poll shows support for the movement flagging . In a random survey of 513 people conducted by the University of Hong Kong , 83 % said pro-democracy protesters should cease their eight-week occupation of major roads in Hong Kong , while just 13 % said the occupiers should continue . `` Given the backlash from the community , we have advised students to think of other forms of protest , instead of just focusing on occupations , '' Occupy Central co-founder Chan Kin-man told CNN . `` The occupation is controversial ; it creates disturbance -- this is something we have to admit . We have to move to a new stage . '' Two-month blockade . The protest has now blocked major roads around Hong Kong nearly two months in an attempt to pressure officials into giving Hong Kong open elections for its next leader . But neither the Beijing or Hong Kong governments have shown any willingness to compromise , and some protesters have grown agitated . Yesterday , the movement took an unusually aggressive turn when masked protesters rammed barricades and hurled concrete slabs to smash through a glass door to Hong Kong 's Legislative Council building -- where the city 's government meets . Protesters also charged police lines , leading police to respond with pepper spray and batons . Six were arrested , and the Hong Kong government released a statement denouncing the protesters as `` violent radicals . '' Pro-democracy legislator Fernando Cheung , who tried unsuccessfully to stop the smashing , told CNN it was a `` major setback '' for the movement that has won widespread praise for its politeness and civility . `` I understand they wanted to scale up the action , but they did n't understand that that would only destroy the campaign . '' Student leader Alex Chow urged students to continue protesting nonviolently . `` If we do not choose to give up , then there is still hope and we can choose to utilize different tactics , to explore ways to counter the government , '' he said . Uncertain future . Hong Kong 's High Court has issued a series of injunctions authorizing police to begin clearing protest sites . A small section of the main protest site was cleared Tuesday , and larger clearances are planned in the coming days . In the face of the impending action , protesters disagree over what should be done next . Chan and other protest leaders have proposed a `` community education '' campaign , in which democracy supporters would enter Hong Kong neighborhoods to sway locals to their cause . Another potential strategy is for the city 's pro-democracy legislators to resign en masse . This would trigger a by-election , giving Hong Kongers a chance to demonstrate their support for the democracy movement by voting the legislators back in . Other hardline demonstrators advocate an escalation of the physical occupations -- though protest leaders discourage this . Despite the uncertainty , the movement has already exceeded all expectations , said Chan . `` Our original plan was people would just sit down , holding hands , and peacefully let police arrest us , '' he said . `` We expected our Occupy Central movement would only last for a few days , not weeks or months . '' READ MORE : Who 's who in the protests ?
HKU survey shows 83 % say protesters should stop occupying roads in Hong Kong . The poll was conducted by the University of Hong Kong's Institute for Public Opinion and Survey Research on behalf of a consortium including local media outlets Associated Press, Radio Television Hong Kong, Phoenix Television, China Central Television Network (C@@ 6 were arrested yesterday after protesters tried breaking into a government building .