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IN PICTURES: On the front lines of the Hong Kong democracy movement
The battle lines were drawn as Hong Kong protesters geared up for a long stand-off with police at the start of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement. Protesters want nothing less than full democracy for the city, in defiance of Beijing and CY Leung's administration's support for a restrictive framework on electoral reform.
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Protesters come prepared with a variety of face masks against pepper spray, including an anti-riot helmet and Che Guevara handkerchief. |
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Scuffles break out as police remove audio equipment from the protest site. |
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A stream of people continue to try and push towards the main protest zone at Tamar, Admiralty. |
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They are raising their hands because protest leaders instructed this as a way to show they do not intend to attack officers. |
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Hundreds of protesters mass on Harcourt Road, near the government headquarters, forming a new protest front. |
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Next Media chairman Jimmy Lai gears up too as he joins the Occupy Central civil disobedience action. |
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Benny Tai announces the start of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement at 1.45am. The surprise move (it was widely expected to launch on October 1) has caused some discontent among student protesters who see it as a 'hijacking' of their boycott. |
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Protesters erect barricades and prop up umbrellas to ward off pepper spray. |
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