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The Legislative Council building destroying pictures, spraying grafb itti on the walls. The citys police fired tear gas to break up the crowds. The government called for an end to the violence. But there are some reports that the general sentiment may not be all aligned. As one New York Times columnist writes, a large number believe the protesters are wasting their time. They should be instead working to rebuild hong kong, a city as they see as a onetime beacon of prosperity that is losing its promise. Joining me from hong kong is bill neely. Bill, its nighttime now. The protests have been dispersed. What do you make of todays activities . Well, i think the political crisis remains even though the protesters have been dispersed. And certainly these scenes that we saw today are absolutely unprecedented. Theyve caused a big shock here in hong kong and i imagine an embarrassment and certainly some surprise in beijing because we not only saw hundreds of riot Police Disperse these protester

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