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Occupy Central

OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY TWO: Full report of the day's events

Dawn breaks over a disturbed Hong Kong, with protesters still on the streets. Photo: Dickson Lee

Police continued to use teargas until the early hours of the this morning, but protesters refused to back down. Photo: SCMP

Choking fumes: Protesters duck to the floor to try and escape the gas fumes. Photo: SCMP

Police link hands and form a cordon in Admiralty. Photo: SCMP

Students at the CNEC Lee I Yao Memorial Secondary School in Kwai Tsing District have left their classrooms and gone on strike

In Causeway Bay, those occupying the streets sheltered under umbrellas. Photo: SCMP

Po Leung Kuk Vicwood K. T. Chong Sixth Form College

Protesters block the roads in Causeway Bay. Photo: SCMP

Stood down? Police armed with what appear to be shotguns and teargas launchers sit on steps to an overpass. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong as you've never seen it - empty! 

So the riot police are no more? Evidence appears to suggest they are still present, if not as high-profile as they were yesterday. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong protests make headlines around the world

Demonstrators face protesters over makeshift barricades in Admiralty. Photo: David Wong

Better safe than sorry? An ambulance on Lamma Island deploys riot screens in case protests spread to Outlying Islands

Crowds are growing between Wan Chai and Admiralty. Photo: SCMP

The six lanes of Connaught Road are filled with protesters, many wearing black T-shirts. Photo: SCMP

Another 'Umbrella Revolution' design, by Tania Willis

Protesters in Causeway Bay. Photo: SCMP

Weapons of mass obstruction: a row of umbrellas hangs on a fence ready for protesters to use as shields against potential pepper spray attacks

A sea of black T-shirts shortly before sunset. Photo: SCMP

Benny's tired: Occupy Central founder takes a break

Sogo shutdown: shops closed their doors early as protesters thronged the streets. Photo: SCMP

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Hong Kong

The number of protesters on the streets of Hong Kong swelled as one of Occupy Central's organisers called on the people to sustain their protest until the government addresses their calls.


Review | OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY TWO: Full report of the day's events

The number of protesters on the streets of Hong Kong swelled as one of Occupy Central's organisers called on the people to sustain their protest until the government addresses their calls.