The pro-democracy protesters managed to hold their ground for 2 and ½ months before their last protest  site in Causeway Bay  was finally closed down by the Hong Kong police last Monday, putting an end to demonstrations in the streets of Hong Kong.

The police pulled down and destroyed barricades, folding up tents in what was the third and final pro-democracy protest site that became the symbol of Hong Kong students' struggles to free their countrymen from the clutches of Chinese government.

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The protest camps have managed to block traffic in the Southern Chinese city's streets for more than two months.

As the police were busy dismantling their barricades, a small group of  students chanted "We will be back" and called on Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung to step down from his post.

The protesters were ordered to leave the stretch of road in Causeway Bay "immediately" or risk being arrested.

Around 249 protesters who refused to leave were arrested for unlawful assembly at the height of the demonstrations that tested the patience of the Chinese government in meting out punishments on the pro-democracy leaders.

Over the past week, the police have shut down the protesters' main protest site at the heart of Hong Kong's financial district which suffered heavy business losses because of the protests.

The two-month demonstrations failed to elicit a positive response from the Chinese government which did not give in to the protesters' demand to allow them to choose their own leader in the 2017 elections.

China stood its ground on upholding the law on screening all the candidates for the 2017 Hong Kong Executive Chief election.

Although the protests failed to gain concessions from the Chinese government, many political observers believed that the protests sparked a "political awakening" for the residents, mostly young people.

The students said they will continue their protests through different ways to show the government that their spirits have not been dampened with the temporary setback and that they will still fight for genuine democracy for Hong Kong.

Otto Ng, an 18 year old student, watched the final moments of the police folding up their protest camp site.

" It's a bit depressing but we will go on. We still haven't got what we wanted.This is not the end. This is just the beginning. This has awakened the Hong Kong people," he said.

The protesters have started packing up their things after their main site had been closed down last Thursday.

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