<span style="color: #222222;">Hong Kong Police today accused activists in the pro-democracy movement of inciting minors to commit crimes.<br />'' <br />'' The claim comes two days before a planned New Year's Day March that is expected to attract tens of thousands of participants.<br />'' <br />'' Chief Police Spokesman Kwok Ka-chuen told reporters that the force was in close contact with the organizers of the 1st January event but would not tolerate threats to public safety.<br />'' <br />'' He also said, young people had been motivated to commit criminal acts during the protests, including dropping objects from the upper stories of apartment buildings.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Children as young as 12 year-olds have been among the nearly 7,000 people arrested during the protests.</span><br />