HONG KONG: The demolition of the main protest camp ended a pro-democracy occupation that paralyzed Hong Kong for two months, but the campaign has left the city deeply divided both politically and socially, analysts say.

With the world watching, Hong Kong was transformed from a slick financial hub into a hive of political activism in late September as tens of thousands took to the streets in support of the student-led protests calling for free leadership elections in 2017.

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