In pictures: Hong Kong stand-off

Demonstrators hold up their mobile phones in a show of solidarity in Hong Kong. Photo: 29 September 2014AFP

Tens of thousands of protesters in Hong Kong continue their demonstrations over Monday night, angry at China for limiting their choice in 2017 elections.

Hong Kong police face protesters. Photo: 29 September 2014AFP

There is a tense stand-off with police, as the pro-democracy protesters defied calls from the authorities to dismantle their camps and return home.

Student protesters continue to occupy the streets surrounding the government headquarters in Hong Kong on 29 September 2014AP

The demonstrators want China to abandon its plans to vet candidates for the post of chief executive in the 2017 polls.

A pro-democracy protester eats takeout food by a stack of umbrellas which pro-democracy activists have been using to shield themselves from pepper spray in Hong Kong on 29 September 29 2014.AP

The crowds on the streets of the Asian financial hub are a mix of students and members of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement.

Riot police fire tear gas on student protesters occupying streets surrounding the government headquarters in Hong Kong, early Monday, 29 September 2014.AP

Early on Monday, Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators.

Protesters argue with a man (centre) opposing a pro-democracy demonstration as they block the Mong Kok MTR station exit next to Nathan Road, a major route through the heart of the Kowloon district of Hong Kong, on 29 September 2014.AFP

Protests have sprung up in other parts of the city too. On Monday people continued to gather at Mongkok in Kowloon.

People gather next to a shuttered branch of the Shanghai Commercial Bank as a pro-democracy protest continues on Nathan Road, a major route through the heart of the Kowloon district of Hong Kong, on 29 September 2014.AFP

Some banks in the protest areas did not open for business.

Hong Kong and Taiwanese student demonstrators shout slogans in support of pro-democracy protests taking place in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, 29 Sept, 2014.AP

Knock-on protests have taken place in Taiwan, where Taiwanese and Hong Kong students rallied in front of Hong Kong trade offices.

Protesters lie down to block the main street to the financial Central district in front of the government headquarters in Hong Kong, on 29 September 2014.Reuters

Protesters continued to use social media, despite attempts by the Chinese authorities to block popular websites, like photo-sharing service Instagram.

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