Hong Kong protests: Mapping the crowds 香港抗議：映射人群
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6 October
2014 Last updated at 12:33
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But as student leaders have started meeting government officials to lay the groundwork for talks on political reform, the protesters out on the streets are in their hundreds, not thousands.
Connaught Road, central Hong Kong
On Sunday 29 September, Occupy Central joined forces with students who had
been staging boycotts and sit-ins to demand democracy. Their occupation of the
business district began.
Demonstrators appeared to diminish during the day, but returned in full force
in the evening. Many then stayed the night, sleeping on the streets.
But a week later, the number of those returning for the evening protests has started to dwindle.
Key parts of the city were blocked by protesters - a mix of students,
supporters of the civil disobedience movement Occupy Central and those
angered by the police response to the protests. Some schools and banks
closed.
Organisers say the demonstration areas of Mong Kok, Admiralty (Connaught Road) and Causeway Bay would now be referred to by protesters as Democracy Square.
Location of the protests
Those taking to the streets have been described by some as "the politest
protesters", with many demonstrators taking the time to clean up after
themselves - removing rubbish and picking up cigarette butts and plastic
bottles.
Crowds swelled ahead of Chinese National Day on 1 October - a holiday marking the founding of Communist China.
Hong Kong protests: Mapping the crowds
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The number of protesters taking to
the streets in central Hong Kong has started to drop away, eight days after the
demonstrations began.
Tens of thousands of people had been turning out for the rallies against the
Chinese government's decision to limit candidates in forthcoming leadership
elections, bringing parts of the territory to a standstill.But as student leaders have started meeting government officials to lay the groundwork for talks on political reform, the protesters out on the streets are in their hundreds, not thousands.
Connaught Road, central Hong Kong
But a week later, the number of those returning for the evening protests has started to dwindle.
Organisers say the demonstration areas of Mong Kok, Admiralty (Connaught Road) and Causeway Bay would now be referred to by protesters as Democracy Square.
Location of the protests
Crowds swelled ahead of Chinese National Day on 1 October - a holiday marking the founding of Communist China.
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