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Hong Kong riot cops forced to withdraw after democracy protesters copy 'Don't shoot' gesture used by US demonstrators 

Solidarity: As a show of defiance this evening, the protesters turned on the lights on their mobile phones and held them in the air in central Hong Kong

 --   Thousands of students and activists gathered in the city's financial district in protest of anti-democratic leaders
  --  Officers used tear gas and baton charge to break up crowd, but many protesters remain and have set up camp
--    Beijing last month ruled out open nominations for candidates for the first democratic election in Hong Kong in 2017
--    Protesters chanted 'Shame on C.Y. Leung', the city's Beijing-backed leader, while shielding faces from the gas
--    HSBC and Standard Chartered shut bank branches in Hong Kong as Hang Seng stock market fell to two-month low

Chinese riot police were forced into an embarrassing back down today as they withdrew from the streets of Hong Kong amid fury over their heavy-handed use of tear gas to disperse anti-democracy protesters.
Tens of thousands of people, mainly students, have brought central Hong Kong to a standstill, blocking roads and forcing the closure of banks and schools, in a major pushback against Beijing's decision to limit democratic reforms. 
However the Chinese government has refused to budge on the issue, warning other countries not to support the 'illegal rallies', as demonstrators demanded that Britain and the U.S. 'stand up for democracy'.
The UK has called for the right to protest to be protected and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it is concerned about the tense standoff. 
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'Hands up, don't shoot': Protesters have responded to the government's use of tear gas by using the 'hands up, don't shoot' gesture first employed by demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, last month as they marched over the police shooting of unarmed black teenager Mike Brown
Solidarity: As a show of defiance this evening, the protesters turned on the lights on their mobile phones and held them in the air in central Hong Kong
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Solidarity: As a show of defiance this evening, the protesters turned on the lights on their mobile phones and held them in the air in central Hong Kong
Reaction: Police have turned to softer tactics today in an attempt to quell the protests, after their use o tear gas drew thousands more on to the streets
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Reaction: Police have turned to softer tactics today in an attempt to quell the protests, after their use o tear gas drew thousands more on to the streets
Defiant: Protesters block the main street to the financial Central district, outside the government headquarters 
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Defiant: Protesters block the main street to the financial Central district, outside the government headquarters 
Peaceful: The Occupy Central movement say they will remain in Hong Kong's finance district until their demands for greater democratic freedoms are met
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Peaceful: The Occupy Central movement say they will remain in Hong Kong's finance district until their demands for greater democratic freedoms are met

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Scuffles: Protesters have accused the police of using heavy-handed tactics to break up the demonstration, but authorities say 12 police have been injured
 There were fears that the Chinese People's Liberation Army could become involved, echoing the crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 which ended with the massacre of several hundred people, but Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying has denied this.  
The uprising is fast becoming known as the 'Umbrella Revolution' due to the fact that protesters are using little more than parasols to protect themselves against the volleys of tear gas being fired at them by police - in an unprecedented crack down on dissent - leaving many choking under thick clouds of toxic vapour. 
The protesters yesterday adopted the 'hands up, don't shoot' gesture, first employed last month by demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, as they marched over the police shooting of unarmed black teenager Mike Brown. There, the gesture became a symbol of the fight against racism and police violence in America.
In response, the Chinese government announced that riot police had been taken off the streets as citizens 'have mostly calmed down' and urged people to unblock roads and disperse.
Sit in: The students, who have been occupying Hing Kong's finance district since yesterday, are preparing to spend another night on the streets today
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Sit in: The students, who have been occupying Hing Kong's finance district since yesterday, are preparing to spend another night on the streets today

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We shall not be moved: The activists are demanding a free vote in upcoming elections in Hon Kong, which they fear are being heavily influenced by Beijing

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Settled in: Around 100,000 students are camping out in the middle of Hong Kong tonight ahead of a public holiday tomorrow

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Protection: The protests are being dubbed the 'umbrella revolution' after activists used umbrellas to protect themselves against tear gas and pepper spray
Gas: A protester wearing goggles, a mask and carrying an umbrella protects himself against tear gas, which has been used  for the first time in nearly a decade
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Gas: A protester wearing goggles, a mask and carrying an umbrella protects himself against tear gas, which has been used for the first time in nearly a decade
Defence: The protesters, mostly students, have come equipped with goggles, anoraks and face masks to protect themselves against tear gar and pepper spray
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Defence: The protesters, mostly students, have come equipped with goggles, anoraks and face masks to protect themselves against tear gar and pepper spray
Instead, the government switched its focus to social media, banning Instagram across the country in a further bid to stifle dissent in the Asian financial hub.
The popular photo-sharing service was shut down today in an apparent attempt to prevent demonstrators sharing photographs of the upheaval with their countrymen, as they expanded their rallies throughout Hong Kong.
Many photos already posted on the image-sharing website - labelled under the hashtag #OccupyCentral, a phrase officials went on to block from Weibo, China's version of Twitter.
The social media crack down comes as police officers tried to negotiate with protesters, some wearing surgical masks and holding up umbrellas to protect against tear gas, camped out on a normally busy highway near the Hong Kong government headquarters that was the scene of impassioned clashes that erupted the evening before.
An officer with a bullhorn tried to get them to clear the way for the commuters. A protester, using the group's own speaker system, responded by saying that they wanted Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to demand a genuine choice for the territory's voters.

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Barricade: An activist wrapped in clingfilm to shield himself stands beside a barricade in Hong Kong's financial district during a second day of protests yesterday

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Sit in: Thousands of students gathered together in a 'sit in' to block main roads of a popular fashion district in Hong Kong 
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Appropriation: Protesters in Hong Kong have appropriated the gesture, which came to symbolise the fight against racism and police violence in America, as a symbol of democracy and freedom
Toxic fumes: Fury continues to grow over the police's heavy-handed attempts to disperse protesters, including the widespread use of tear gas
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Toxic fumes: Fury continues to grow over the police's heavy-handed attempts to disperse protesters, including the widespread use of tear gas
Their use of the gesture has been hailed as a sign of how 'plugged in' to world affairs Hong Kongers are despite the mainland government's attempts to stifle social media and other information-gathering tools
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Their use of the gesture has been hailed as a sign of how 'plugged in' to world affairs Hong Kongers are despite the mainland government's attempts to stifle social media and other information-gathering tools
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Resistance: Thousands of protesters are still gathered in Hong Kong's financial district despite police throwing tear gas at them and launching a baton charge
 
 
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