Hong Kong police have arrested two student leaders of the protests, which began in the region in September.
Occupy Central supporters refuse to budge despite repeated attempts to remove them but police obtained a court order allowing them to clear swathes of tents and barricades.
Eighty court bailiffs were also appointed to help clear the area.
The chief executive of Hong Kong, Leung Chun-ying has said he hopes talks between the government and student protesters calling for democratic change in the city can be held as early as next week.
He was speaking after more than two weeks of protests that have paralysed parts of the city.
The protesters are demanding free elections in 2017 and calling for Leung to step down, but Beijing insists on screening candidates first.
The superhero appeared to join pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong which have been going on for over a month.
A Hong Kong resident says the Occupy Central protests, now in their third week, show another side to a city known for its "cold efficiency".
Despite clashes on the streets a university student used a brief moment of quiet to ask his girlfriend to marry him and she said 'yes'.