AKIPRESS.COM - Hong Kong student protest leaders Joshua Wong and Lester Shum were among those arrested amid heated confrontations as authorities attempted to clear demonstration camps in the Mong Kok district for a second day.

Wong, the 18-year old founder of the secondary school activist group Scholarism, and Shum, deputy secretary general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students, were arrested after police and bailiffs moved to clear barricades on Nathan Road in the bustling commercial area, a spokeswoman for the student federation told CNN.

By midday Wednesday, authorities had cleared barricades and tents from the long-established protest camp.

Prior to his arrest, Shum told CNN he urged protesters to remain on the streets until the "last second."

"We will still conduct our civil disobedience action until the last second, until the plaintiffs or the police arrest us," he said.

Bailiffs have been engaged to clear the Mong Kok protest camps in accordance with a court order obtained by local business interests, following complaints that the protests have disrupted life in parts of the city for nearly two months.

Police warned that anyone obstructing the bailiffs in their work would face charges of contempt of court or obstructing an officer.