Bolstered by a massive rally overnight, Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists were defiant on the eighth day of protests Sunday in the face of attacks by opponents and government warnings to clear the business district streets they have occupied to press their demand for reforms.
Hong Kong Pro-democracy Protesters Pull Back From Some Areas - Sunday, October 5
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A pro-democracy protester talks on a loudspeaker to there gathered in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong, Oct. 5, 2014.
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Inside the Admiralty metro station, a main transport hub for the occupation campaign, three teen-aged Occupy Central members pore over a crude map. They make up the evacuation team, responsible for planning an exit strategy for the tens of thousands of protesters who remain on site, should a police offensive cause another stampede, Hong Kong, Oct. 5, 2014.
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Firefighters remove a tent under a pedestrian bridge near the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Oct. 5, 2014.
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Student pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy the streets around government headquarters in Hong Kong, Oct. 5, 2014.