2012-08-13wsj.com

Hong Kong's Occupy movement suffered a blow on Monday with a court order giving protesters two weeks to abandon their encampment beneath one of the city's office towers.

The decision by the high court came after HSBC Holdings PLC filed a lawsuit last month against four defendants affiliated with the movement. Occupy protesters have been camping in a designated public space beneath the bank's Hong Kong headquarters--one of the city's most recognizable buildings--since Oct. 17. The court ruled that the use of the area is beyond its designated purpose.



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