Hong Kong ( CNN ) -- Occupy Central in Hong Kong , one of the last outposts of the global protests sparked by the Occupy Wall Street movement , has been ordered to clear its encampment outside one of the world 's largest banks . For ten months , protestors have gathered at HSBC 's headquarters in the heart of Hong Kong 's financial district to air their grievances against corporate greed and social inequality . But on Monday , a Hong Kong court ruled in favor of HSBC 's request to remove protesters camped by the entrance of its Asia-Pacific headquarters . Although the bank is required by law to provide a passageway for pedestrians at its headquarters , the court ruled that protesters have no legal right to stake their ground . `` We welcome the decision of the court , '' HSBC spokesperson Gareth Hewett wrote in an email , adding that protesters will have two weeks to clear out before the bank intervenes . While the number of active protestors has dwindled , more than a dozen tents remain at the site . Ho Yiu Sing , one of three defendants who appeared in court on Monday , has camped under the bank since November . The former financial analyst said he was treated unfairly in court and was disappointed by the verdict . He plans to leave the encampment , but hopes to find an alternate place to protest . `` Nowadays , most Hong Kong people are n't happy , '' Ho said . `` The workers work for their whole lives for Hong Kong but they do n't have money to buy food . '' Chin Tang , an active Occupy Central member who works as a freelance graphic designer , said the protest sends a crucial anti-capitalist message to a city that is fueled by finance . `` We plan on coming back if they decide to evict us by force but we 're not going to leave voluntarily , '' she added . The order to evict Occupy protestors in Hong Kong comes a week after police cleared Occupy Frankfurt 's encampment outside the European Central Bank 's headquarters . Most Occupy encampments in major cities have not enjoyed such longevity . Protestors at Occupy Wall Street -- where the first Occupy protest took place -- were evicted by police from their Zuccotti Park grounds two months in . London 's iconic protest at Finsbury Square was removed by the local council after eight months . The Occupy movement , which grew to encompass 900 cities , stemmed from a call for an `` occupation '' of New York City 's financial center , published in Adbusters , an anti-consumerism magazine based in Vancouver , Canada . The grassroots movement has attracted a disparate group of protesters , bound by grievances toward socioeconomic inequality .
Occupy protest in Hong Kong ordered by court to clear encampment . The order came after a judge ruled that the protesters had violated an injunction against camping on public property and were therefore subject to arrest. HSBC says protesters have two weeks to clear out .