A Hong Kong court warned so-called pro-democracy activists yesterday that they have until tomorrow morning to leave their sprawling protest camp before authorities clear it out.

A court order has authorised the removal of barricades, tents and other obstructions from the Admiralty district site of the protesters’ main camp.

Workers will start to dismantle the protest camp at 9am, said Paul Tse, a lawyer for the bus company that took out the injunction.

He said the company wanted to give protesters enough time to pack their belongings and leave the site.

About 3,000 police officers could be deployed in the operation.

Another protest site in the Mong Kok neighbourhood was shut down late last month by authorities enforcing a separate court order.

The third and smallest protest site, in the Causeway Bay district, is also expected to be dismantled tomorrow, although it is not covered by any court order.